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Alberta Pond Hockey Championship once again viewed as success
After three days and over a hundred hockey games on 15 sheets of ice, the Alberta Pond Hockey Championship came to an end Sunday, and was once again viewed as a big success for the community of Grimsh...
Mar 09, 2020 Alberta Pond Hockey Championships in Grimshaw, Alberta. Photo Credit: Alberta Pond Hockey Championships Facebook.

Steven Del Duca wins Ontario Liberal leadership
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario's Liberals crowned Steven Del Duca as their new leader Saturday and with one campaign behind him he is turning his mind to the next. The former cabinet minister ...
Mar 09, 2020

Local oil and gas representative bracing for impact of crude oil price drop
Alberta's oil-based economy is expected to take a hit as an already reduced demand for oil caused by the coronavirus is amplified by an oil production war between Saudi Arabia and Russia.Neither oil-p...
Mar 09, 2020

Huskies headed for women's final as their coach reflects on roller-coaster year
OTTAWA - Lisa Thomaidis was the picture of calm Saturday as her Saskatchewan Huskies downed the Laval Rouge et Or 76-57 in the semifinals of the U Sports women's basketball championship in Ottawa...
Mar 09, 2020

Raptors guard Norman Powell named Eastern Conference player of the week
NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors guard Norman Powell has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference player of the week. Powell averaged a conference-best 31.3 points last week as the Raptors picked up thr...
Mar 09, 2020

Weidemann leads Canada to five-medal day at final World Cup speedskating stop
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Ottawa's Isabelle Weidemann won gold in the women's 3,000-metres as Canada picked up five medals on the opening day of the ISU World Cup Final speedskating competition. Weide...
Mar 09, 2020

Madrid to close all schools for 2 weeks after virus spike
MADRID - All the Madrid region's public schools, including kindergartens and high schools, are to close from Wednesday for two weeks following a sharp spike in coronavirus cases in and around the Span...
Mar 09, 2020

Canada, U.S. in touch 'almost daily' in coronavirus battle: minister
WASHINGTON - Canada's foreign affairs minister says the federal government and the United States are working together and communicating on an "almost daily" basis in their shared efforts to mitigate&n...
Mar 09, 2020

FIFA visits Toronto this week to hold 2026 World Cup candidate city workshops
TORONTO - The next step in the host city selection process for the 2026 World Cup takes place Thursday when FIFA representatives meet with the Canadian Soccer Association and representatives from...
Mar 09, 2020

New coronavirus causes cancellation of women's world hockey championship
A women's world hockey championship has been wiped out by disease for a second time, with host Canada the loser of this year's tournament. The International Ice Hockey Federation cancelled the 10...
Mar 09, 2020