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McDavid, Matthews help their NHL teams competing online for fans' attention
TORONTO - Even before the puck dropped on the NHL season, Canada’s teams were in competition with each other on social media. Building an online community has become a going concern among NHL te...
Oct 06, 2017
Bradley's stunning triple helps D-backs outslug Rockies 11-8
PHOENIX - Three bags, four times. And you wouldn’t believe who got in on all the fun for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Spirited reliever Archie Bradley hit a stunning triple in the seventh inning, d...
Oct 06, 2017
Katie Nolan moves from Fox Sports 1 to ESPN
BRISTOL, Conn. - Former Fox Sports 1 host Katie Nolan is moving to ESPN. ESPN says the 30-year-old known for her comic takes on sports will join the network on Oct. 16. No specific role has been annou...
Oct 06, 2017
Black, Moors, Olsen, and Clay qualify for finals at artistic gymnastics worlds
MONTREAL - Halifax’s Ellie Black qualified for the all-around finals in third place on Wednesday at the artistic gymnastics world championships. Black had a total score of 55.766 points. Japan&#...
Oct 06, 2017
Marleau impresses in Maple Leafs debut, leads Toronto in 7-2 rout of Jets
WINNIPEG - Patrick Marleau’s birth certificate may say he’s 38 years old, but Toronto’s veteran free agent was feeling young and energized on Wednesday. Marleau scored twice and adde...
Oct 06, 2017
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by province
OTTAWA - Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador 15.1 per c...
Oct 06, 2017
National employment numbers for September from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at September employment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.2 per cent (6.2) Employment rate: 61.6 per cent (61.6) Labour force participation rate: 65.6 per cent (...
Oct 06, 2017
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for September, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.2 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions,...
Oct 06, 2017
Canada adds jobs for 10th straight month with boost in full-time work
OTTAWA - A surge in full-time work in September fuelled a 10th-straight month of net job gains to match the economy’s longest monthly streak since the financial crisis nine years ago, Statistics...
Oct 06, 2017
Last pedestrian hurt in Edmonton attack in hospital awaiting surgery
EDMONTON - One of four pedestrians struck by a rental truck in a weekend attack in Edmonton remains in intensive care in hospital awaiting surgery. Hayley Bradford says her friend Kim O’Hara is ...
Oct 06, 2017