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Orr? Espo? Dryden? Nope, Downie's favourite hockey player was Laverne Hennessy
Considering the late Gord Downie was an unabashed Bruins fan, you might think his favourite hockey player would have been a Boston legend like Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque or Cam Neely. Former NHL great Dou...
Oct 20, 2017
Whitecaps visit Timbers needing a point to clinch first in MLS West
The Vancouver Whitecaps have made a habit of grinding out points away from home this year. They’ll need one more gritty effort to guarantee an easier playoff road. The Whitecaps visit the Portla...
Oct 20, 2017
Budget deficit hits $666B, an $80B spike for the year
WASHINGTON - The federal budget deficit rose to $666 billion in the just-completed fiscal year, a spike that comes as Republicans are moving to draft a tax code rewrite that promises to add up to $1.5...
Oct 20, 2017
Egyptian official: 14 policemen killed southwest of Cairo
CAIRO - Militants killed 14 policemen and wounded eight in a shootout during a raid Friday on a militants’ hideout southwest of Cairo, an Egyptian security official said. The exchange took place...
Oct 20, 2017
Argos defence wary of threats versatile Bombers' Andrew Harris presents
TORONTO - Winnipeg won’t have its top receiver for its game in Toronto on Saturday, but Argonauts linebacker Bear Woods doesn’t expect the Blue Bombers’ offence to skip a beat. That&...
Oct 20, 2017
Vegas shooting doesn't change opinions on guns: AP-NORC poll
ATLANTA - The slaying of five dozen people in Las Vegas did little to change Americans’ opinions about gun laws. The nation is closely divided on whether restricting firearms would reduce such m...
Oct 20, 2017
Halifax lawyer who argued he was singled out disbarred for misconduct
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society has disbarred Lyle Howe in a disciplinary panel ruling that says the high-profile defence lawyer lied repeatedly to the courts. The penalty was anno...
Oct 20, 2017
Morneau faces more questions despite promise to sell shares, use blind trust
OTTAWA - Cracks began to show in Bill Morneau’s cucumber-cool countenance Friday as the finance minister faced still more questions about the handling of his personal fortune, even after pledgin...
Oct 20, 2017
'I'm just so furious': Mother and son both fall victim to Equifax Canada hack
TORONTO - Robin Harvey thought she was being financially prudent when she urged her son to sign up to monitor their credit files at Equifax Canada in 2013. Her son was graduating from university at th...
Oct 20, 2017
KFC Twitter follows 11 Herbs and Spices, intrigues internet
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Twitter user has earned kudos online for discovering a subtle message on KFC’s account. The KFC account follows just 11 users; five of them are former members of the Spice Gi...
Oct 20, 2017