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Alberta's Kevin Koe alone in first at Canadian men's curling championship
BRANDON, Man. - The wins are coming, but they’re not coming easy for Alberta at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Kevin Koe’s team secured a playoff berth and was the only und...
Mar 07, 2019
McDavid, Oilers beat Canucks 3-2 for fourth straight win
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers haven’t given up yet. Connor McDavid had a pair of assists and Mikko Koskinen made 35 saves as the Oilers continued to make a late playoff push with a 3-2 victory ...
Mar 07, 2019
Felix Auger-Aliassime posts convincing win in opener at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open. The 18-year-old from Montreal crushed Cameron Norrie of Britain 6-3, 6-2 in the fi...
Mar 07, 2019
Ralph Hall, oldest-ever member of US House, dead at age 95
AUSTIN, Texas - Former Texas Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House and a man who claimed to have once sold cigarettes and Coca-Cola to the bank-robbing duo of Bonnie and Clyde, has...
Mar 07, 2019
McMaster and Saskatchewan to meet in women's Final 8 basketball semi
TORONTO - They were once coach and player. They’ve been close friends ever since. But there will be no friendly catching up between Theresa Burns and Lisa Thomaidis between now and Saturday̵...
Mar 07, 2019
House broadly condemns hate after anti-Semitism dispute
WASHINGTON - Divided in debate but mostly united in a final vote, the House passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other bigotry Thursday, with Democrats trying to push past a dispute that h...
Mar 07, 2019
Valtteri Filppula scores twice, Islanders double up Senators 4-2
OTTAWA - Valtteri Filppula scored twice to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators Thursday night. Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas also scored for the Islanders (39-21-...
Mar 07, 2019
Busy Day 2 coming up at the Agri-Show
A busy Friday is ahead at the 34th Foster’s Peace Country Classic Agri-Show at Evergreen Park. This year’s County of Grande Prairie Farm Family of the Year, Todd and Lexi Balisky and their...
Mar 07, 2019
Laurentian star named top player in U Sports for second consecutive year
HALIFAX - Laurentian Voyageurs guard Kadre Gray has been named the national university men’s basketball player of the year for the second season in a row. The third-year player from Toronto pick...
Mar 07, 2019
Unhealthy climate, sexual misconduct in Concordia's English department: report
MONTREAL - An independent review commissioned following complaints of sexual misconduct at Concordia University has uncovered an “unhealthy” climate in the school’s English departmen...
Mar 07, 2019