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Virtue and Moir have huge team behind them in quest for Olympic gold
REGINA - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir sometimes marvel at the crowd they travel with these days. While they are just two when they step on the ice, Canada’s ice dancers have constructed a formida...
Oct 27, 2017
Baertschi leads the way as Canucks thump Capitals for 4th straight win
VANCOUVER - Teams coming off long road trips often find it hard to get going in their first game back home. The Vancouver Canucks made it clear early on Thursday that wasn’t going to apply in th...
Oct 27, 2017
Thursday's Games
Thursday’s Games NHL Los Angeles 4 Montreal 0 Ottawa 5 Philadelphia 4 Carolina 6 Toronto 3 Pittsburgh 2 Winnipeg 1 (OT) Edmonton 5 Dallas 4 Vancouver 6 Washington 2 Boston 2 San Jose 1 N.Y. Rang...
Oct 27, 2017
Travel woes: Patrick Chan arrives late to Skate Canada, without his luggage
REGINA - Patrick Chan finally arrived at Skate Canada International. His costumes didn’t. The three-time world figure skating champion missed Thursday morning’s practice after his flight o...
Oct 27, 2017
CP NewsAlert: Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving, agrees to enter diversion program
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Golf star Tiger Woods has pleaded guilty to reckless driving and has agreed to enter a diversion program to avoid a DUI charge. More coming. The Associated Press
Oct 27, 2017
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins powers Edmonton Oilers past Dallas Stars 5-4
EDMONTON - The offence finally arrived for the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a pair of goals as Edmonton defeated the Dallas Stars 5-4. Connor McDavid, Patrick Maroon and Mat...
Oct 27, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, Oct. 27
Five stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 27 --- TRUDEAU IN QUEBEC FOR FUNERAL, ANNOUNCEMENT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Quebec today to attend a private funeral and to discuss the Canada...
Oct 27, 2017
Federal deficit $2.7 billion for April-to-August period: Finance Department
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $2.7 billion in the first five months of its fiscal year compared with a deficit of $5.4 billion in the same period last year. In its monthly fiscal mo...
Oct 27, 2017
Trial for alleged Quebec City mosque shooter to begin in March 2018
QUEBEC - The trial for the man accused of gunning down six men inside a Quebec City mosque will take place next March. Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, faces six counts of first-degree murder and six of att...
Oct 27, 2017
Halifax music fest apologizes for 'overt racism' at Polaris winner's concert
The Halifax Pop Explosion music festival is apologizing for the actions of a volunteer who interrupted a performance by Polaris Prize-winning singer Lido Pimienta with “overt racism.” A st...
Oct 27, 2017