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Jones excited about one-off lineup as Birchard and Officer return for World Cup
Team Jennifer Jones will have familiar players on its front end when the rink makes its World Cup debut at the Grand Final this May. Longtime Jones second Jill Officer will return to the lineup and Sh...
Mar 14, 2019
Shoemaker pitches five-plus solid innings as Blue Jays tie Yankees 1-1
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Right-hander Matt Shoemaker pitched 5 1/3 strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees played to a 1-1 draw in spring training action Thursday. Shoemaker gave up one ea...
Mar 14, 2019

Dueck wants new hospital; freedom to choose as Independent candidate
A third candidate has emerged for the spring provincial election in the GP-Wapiti riding. Terry Dueck has announced that he will be running as an Independent candidate for the seat in the Alberta legi...
Mar 14, 2019

Man killed daughter to make his estranged wife suffer, Crown tells murder trial
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Crown prosecutor says a Newfoundland man murdered his five-year-old daughter in a calculated plan to inflict suffering on her mother, his estranged wife. A St. John’s,...
Mar 14, 2019
Air raid sirens in Tel Aviv over apparent Gaza rocket attack
TEL AVIV, Israel - Air raid sirens wailed late Thursday throughout Tel Aviv, Israel’s densely populated commercial capital, after an apparent rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. The Israeli milit...
Mar 14, 2019

Quebec reaches deal to compensate motorists trapped on highway in 2017 storm
MONTREAL - People who were trapped for hours on a Montreal highway following a massive 2017 snowstorm will each receive up to $1,375 from the province, lawyers for the stranded motorists announced Thu...
Mar 14, 2019

QuickFacts: Boeing 737 Max 8 ban in Canada
MONTREAL - Facts and figures about the Boeing 737 Max 8 ban and how it affects Canadian passengers and airlines. – Passengers affected daily: About 12,000 (between 9,000 and 12,000 Air Canada pa...
Mar 14, 2019

Ohio QB Rourke wins Jon Cornish Trophy as top Canadian in NCAA football
Nathan Rourke is making the Jon Cornish Trophy his own. For the second straight year, the Ohio Bobcats quarterback has captured the trophy, given annually to the top Canadian player in NCAA football. ...
Mar 14, 2019

Historic broadcast: Believed to be first NHL game in Plain Cree language
EDMONTON - History could be made later this month with the broadcast of what’s believed to be the first NHL game called in the Plains Cree language. The game between the Montreal Canadiens and t...
Mar 14, 2019

Airlines, agencies struggle to respond as passengers rush to rebook after jet ban
MONTREAL - Canada’s largest airline was inundated with calls as travellers scrambled to rebook flights after Ottawa joined dozens of countries in grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft Wednesda...
Mar 14, 2019