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Montreal Impact sign Canadian midfielder Samuel Piette to three-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact signed Canadian midfielder Samuel Piette to a three-year contract on Wednesday. The deal includes an option for the 2023 season. "We are very happy, as he is, to have fo...
Dec 20, 2019
Habs forward Max Domi hopes to inspire fellow Type 1 diabetics with new book
Max Domi vividly remembers the moment that changed his life. And no, it wasn't when he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. It was a brief encounter where NHL legend Bobby...
Dec 20, 2019
Q&A: Sam Mendes on making '1917' in one long take
NEW YORK - After the juggling act of two Bond films, with their cadre of characters and armoury of gadgets, Sam Mendes had something cleaner in mind for his next film. Two main characters. No backstor...
Dec 20, 2019
Q&A: Anthony Daniels talks long ride as C-3PO in 'Star Wars'
LOS ANGELES - Anthony Daniels went through a painful experience after not receiving the same amount of public recognition as other co-stars when the first "Star Wars" film released in 1977. But in tim...
Dec 20, 2019
Gunshots, heavy police presence at North Carolina workplace
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Gunshots were reported Friday morning at a government facility in North Carolina, according to police, who said they had stabilized the situation but would not offer any details....
Dec 20, 2019
No Stork required, Red Arrow Motorcoach now handles baby deliveries
LETHBRIDGE - When it comes to customer service, Red Arrow Motorcoach leads the way. However, the company admits they've never had an employee take it to the level that was required in late November.Af...
Dec 20, 2019 Baby Darius -- courtesy of Red Arrow website
Jody Wilson-Raybould chosen Canada's newsmaker of the year
OTTAWA - The SNC-Lavalin affair cost Justin Trudeau two cabinet ministers, his most trusted aide, the top federal public servant and possibly a second majority mandate; and now the woma...
Dec 20, 2019
RCMP issue Amber Alert for 14-month-old child abducted near Hinton
BRULE - RCMP just east of Jasper National Park have issued an Amber Alert for a 14-month-old child believed to have been abducted by his father.Mounties issued the alert early Friday morning and say W...
Dec 20, 2019
Palace: Prince Philip, 98, admitted to a London hospital
LONDON - Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to a London hospital "as a precautionary measure," Buckingham Palace said Friday. The palace said in a statement the 98-year-ol...
Dec 20, 2019
Statistics Canada says annual pace of inflation climbs to 2.2 per cent
OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation heated up in November as gasoline prices posted their first year-over-year increase since October 2018, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The agency said the...
Dec 20, 2019