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Senators continue sell-off, trade Dzingel to Blue Jackets for Duclair, picks
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators continued to sell off their team and stock up for the future on Saturday by trading left-winger Ryan Dzingel to the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Anthony Duclair and t...
Feb 23, 2019
Carey beats Silvernagle in 1-2 Page game at Scotties, Homan reaches semi
SYDNEY, N.S. - Playing a Scotties rookie with a berth in the final on the line, Alberta’s Chelsea Carey bided her time in the 1-2 Page Playoff game. When Saskatchewan’s Robyn Silvernagle f...
Feb 23, 2019
Sheriff: No likely survivors in jetliner crash near Houston
HOUSTON - A Boeing 767 cargo jetliner heading to Houston with three people aboard disintegrated after crashing Saturday into a bay east of the city, according to a Texas sheriff. Witnesses told emerge...
Feb 23, 2019
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advances to Rio Open final with win over Cuevas
RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime isn’t getting too far ahead of himself at the Rio Open as he prepares for his first ATP tournament final. The 18-year-old from Montreal adva...
Feb 23, 2019
Canada's Rahneva hopes skeleton gold, silver on Calgary track not her last
CALGARY - Mirela Rahneva felt more than medals were riding on her last skeleton races of the World Cup season. The Canadian earned a silver medal in Saturday’s season finale a day after winning ...
Feb 23, 2019
Canada's mixed relay team takes silver at World Para Nordic Skiing Championships
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Canada’s mixed relay team captured silver in the 4×2.5 kilometre race on Saturday at the World Para Nordic Skiing Championships. Collin Cameron of Sudbury, Ont., Emily...
Feb 23, 2019
Court rejects B.C.'s request to declare Alberta oil export law unconstitutional
CALGARY - A judge has dismissed the British Columbia government’s request to declare unconstitutional an Alberta law that could restrict the flow of refined oil products to B.C. The attorney gen...
Feb 23, 2019
Canada's Tyler Tardi defends men's world junior curling championship
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Tyler Tardi successfully completed the defence of his world title when he led his Canadian team to a 9-4 win over Switzerland in Saturday morning’s men’s gold medal game ...
Feb 23, 2019
A 'warm embrace' for grieving parents at funeral of seven young fire victims
HALIFAX - One by one, seven small white caskets were carried inside a cavernous waterfront hall on Saturday, where thousands of mourners gathered for an emotional embrace of grieving parents who lost ...
Feb 23, 2019
Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson wins UFC bout in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson improved her UFC record to 3-1-0 Saturday by submitting Venezuelan Veronica Macedo in the second round. Robertson (6-3-0) sto...
Feb 23, 2019