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Viral video shows tiny Nova Scotia hockey players tumbling adorably onto ice
LUNENBURG, N.S. - Young players of a Halifax-area hockey team faced off with an unusual opponent as they took the ice for a game over the weekend: a very steep step. The seven- and eight-year-olds had...
Feb 28, 2019
Brad Gushue's curling team gets chance at a Brier three-peat in Brandon
A chill Brad Gushue is a problem for opposing teams at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Gushue and his team from St John’s, N.L., seemed to channel The Dude from “The Big Leb...
Feb 28, 2019
Parent frustration mounting over snow days: 'A nightmare this winter'
It’s a decision that sparks joy for some, and chaos for others: The snow day. Parents across the country have been forced to scramble in recent weeks as wintry conditions prompted schools to shu...
Feb 28, 2019
Montreal Impact expect to make push for playoffs in 2019
MONTREAL - Longtime Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush hopes his team can learn a lesson from its longtime rival. “I think that we’re cautiously optimistic right now,” Bush said. &...
Feb 28, 2019
Notley says new energy assessment bill conflicts with purchase of pipeline
OTTAWA – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says it makes no sense for Ottawa to have spent $4.5 billion to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline while it is pushing legislation she says will prevent most ...
Feb 28, 2019
Clarification: United States-Venezuela story
BOGOTA - In a story Feb. 25, The Associated Press reported that forces loyal to Venezuelan Nicolas Maduro set fire to humanitarian aid. The story should have said eyewitnesses said the forces set fire...
Feb 28, 2019
Lady Gaga: Bradley Cooper duet was acting, not love
LOS ANGELES - It was acting, not love, when Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sang a duet Sunday at the 91st Academy Awards. Gaga discussed the emotional performance of “Shallow” from their fil...
Feb 28, 2019
Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod pledges one per cent of her salary to charity
TORONTO - Canadian international goalkeeper Erin McLeod is joining Manchester United’s Juan Mata, Juventus’ Giorgio Chiellini, U.S. international Alex Morgan and other soccer stars in digg...
Feb 28, 2019
Pakistan pledges to release captive Indian fighter pilot
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s prime minister pledged on Thursday his country would release a captured Indian fighter pilot, a move that could help defuse the most serious confrontation in two decades b...
Feb 28, 2019
Sully the service dog has new role helping wounded vets
BETHESDA, Md. - Sully, the service dog who symbolized devotion lying by former President George H.W. Bush’s flag-draped casket, has a new mission. The 2-year-old yellow Labrador Retriever on Wed...
Feb 28, 2019