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Canada futsal team gathers in Montreal ahead of CONCACAF Championship
Canada came close to making the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, denied by a 7-4 loss to Cuba in the CONCACAF qualifier. Coach Kyt Selaidopoulos looks to end Canada's 30-year absence from the futsal w...
Nov 01, 2019
Slotback Tasker to play in Ticats regular-season finale versus Argonauts
HAMILTON - There will be no final-season break for Luke Tasker. The slotback will be one of the few veterans on the field Saturday night when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (14-3) close out the regular seaso...
Nov 01, 2019
Jack-o'-lanterns will splatter at the 2nd Annual Sexsmith Pumpkin Smash
Rather than let the jack-o'-lanterns sit and rot on the front steps, why not watch them drop from an amazing height, and smash on the ground below.The town of Sexsmith and the fire department have com...
Nov 01, 2019 Pumpkin Smash 2018 (photo courtesy of the town of Sexsmith)
Singh lays out NDP's first steps in Parliament, vows hard work in Quebec
OTTAWA - The NDP's first priority for the new Parliament will be challenging the Liberals to support the immediate creation of a national, universal pharmacare program, Leader Jagmeet Singh said ...
Nov 01, 2019
Wind, rain knock out power to more than 900,000 customers across Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec's hydro utility says more than 900,000 of its customers are without power following a weather system that brought heavy rain, strong winds and snow across the province. Strong w...
Nov 01, 2019
Carlson, Pastrnak, Draisaitl named NHL's three stars for October
NEW YORK - Washington Capitals defenceman John Carlson, Boston Bruins right-wing David Pastrnak and Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl are the NHL's three stars for October. Carlson led all defence...
Nov 01, 2019
Canadian women take final step on Olympic field hockey qualifying road
The Canadian men's field hockey team has booked its ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. Now it's the women's turn. Like the men, the women have Ireland standing in their way. But unlike the men, the women w...
Nov 01, 2019
Canucks recall Baertschi from Utica, place Ferland on injured reserve
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Vancouver Canucks have recalled forward Sven Baertschi from the American Hockey League's Utica Comets. Baertschi was surprisingly put on waivers at the end of the Canucks' t...
Nov 01, 2019
Fiat Chrysler merger with PSA appears headed for approval
DETROIT - In a merger deal that appears to be heading for approval, Fiat Chrysler stands to gain electric vehicle technology while PSA Peugeot Citroen could benefit from a badly needed dealership netw...
Nov 01, 2019
Sheshatshiu chief says resources coming together after suicide crisis declared
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The chief of a central Labrador Indigenous community facing a rash of suicide attempts says resources are beginning to come together that can pave the way for long-term solutions. C...
Nov 01, 2019