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Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur underwent additional surgery last week
Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur has undergone an additional surgery, just two months removed from a quadruple bypass heart surgery in late September. At the request of the Lafleur family, th...
Dec 01, 2019
Austria's Mayer takes season-opening Super G race, Italy's Paris second
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Matthias Mayer of Austria won the season-opening World Cup Super-G on Sunday. The reigning Olympic champion in the discipline posted a time of one minute 31.40 seconds o...
Dec 01, 2019
Stolen fire truck sparks police pursuit in Winnipeg, suspect arrested
WINNIPEG - Police zapped a man with a stun gun and took him into custody Friday after a suspect stole a fire truck and drove it, lights flashing and horn blaring, through downtown Winnipeg. Const. Rob...
Dec 01, 2019
Canada's MacLennan wins bronze in trampoline world championships
TOKYO - Two-time Olympic gold medallist Rosie MacLennan of King City, Ont., captured bronze in the women's individual trampoline event on Sunday to wrap-up the 2019 Trampoline Gymnastics World Ch...
Dec 01, 2019
Canada's Boutin claims gold medal in women's 500 at short-track World Cup
NAGOYA, Japan - Kim Boutin was one of three medallists for Canada on Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup, claiming gold in the women's 500 metres. Courtney Sarault of Moncton, N.B., won sil...
Dec 01, 2019
Oilers captain McDavid named first star of the month for November
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid is the NHL's first star for the month of November. Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon was named second star while Chicago B...
Dec 01, 2019
Arctic U: Yukon passes bill to create first university in Canada's North
WHITEHORSE - Canada will finally have its first Arctic university. This past week, the Yukon legislature passed a bill to make Yukon College a university. It will be an institution...
Dec 01, 2019
Arsenal extends winless run in Ljungberg’s first game
NORWICH, England - Freddie Ljungberg's tenure as interim Arsenal manager got off to a rocky start Sunday as a double from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang salvaged a 2-2 draw at Norwich. Arsenal's first game...
Dec 01, 2019
Former Bank of Canada governor to serve as UN special envoy on 'climate action'
Bank of England governor Mark Carney, who previously served as Canada's top central banker, will be taking on a new role as the United Nations' special envoy on climate action and climate finance. U.N...
Dec 01, 2019
Hyperloop line from YYC to YEG via Red Deer needs provincial commitment
From Calgary to Edmonton with a stop in Red Deer all in under 30 minutes?A Toronto company founded in 2015 believes they're close to making that a reality with their innovative hyperloop technology.Tr...
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