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Sabres re-sign Jeff Skinner to 8-year, $72 million contract
BUFFALO, N.Y. - After first hiring a new coach, Sabres general manager Jason Botterill addressed his next most pressing off-season need by re-signing leading scorer Jeff Skinner. And it came at a heft...
Jun 9, 2019
Toronto FC earns point with late goal, but winless skid hit seven games
The young Canadian duo of Jordan Hamilton and Ryan Telfer combined to provide a better ending than the way Toronto FC's match was progressing against Sporting Kansas City on Friday. Telfer's pinpoint ...
Jun 9, 2019
Legion says hate group policy stems from incidents contrary to Canadian values
The Royal Canadian Legion says its leaders have approved a new policy that prohibits its branches from affiliating with groups that promote hatred. Last month, the legion's Dominion Command said ...
Jun 9, 2019
'Hadestown' jumps to lead of pack before Tonys really start
NEW YORK - The arty and original "Hadestown," which takes place in the underworld of Greek mythology, began its night at the Tony Awards with four wins before the telecast even started. Rachel Hauck t...
Jun 9, 2019
Competing ads during NBA finals to paint very different pictures of Scheer
OTTAWA - The Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors aren't the only ones who'll be trying to score during Game 5 of the NBA finals. The Conservative party will be competing with ...
Jun 9, 2019
Free traders no more? GOP warms up to Trump's use of tariffs
WASHINGTON - With President Donald Trump threatening to slap tariffs on goods from Mexico, his transformation of Republican Party trade policy is nearly complete. Republican lawmakers usually don't li...
Jun 9, 2019
Liberals to announce plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
OTTAWA - The federal government will announce a plan Monday to ban harmful single-use plastics such as drinking straws as early as 2021. A government official with knowledge of the plan says no l...
Jun 9, 2019 Plastic straws are among the key items set to be banned.
Raptors fans prepare for Monday's potentially championship-clinching Game 5
Raptors fans across Canada - and beyond - are gearing up for Monday's potentially championship-clinching Game 5 in Toronto. Viewing parties across the country are expanding as the Raptors lo...
Jun 9, 2019
Victoria council debates asking Ottawa to help fund Remembrance Day
VICTORIA - A move to seek federal funding for Victoria's annual Remembrance Day events may have backfired, the city's mayor said Friday. Lisa Helps said she expected council members would re...
Jun 9, 2019
'The Buffalo Hunt' seeks to show tribe in a new light
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - "The Buffalo Hunt," a new documentary on the homeland of the Oglala Lakota, attempts to shun clichs around the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota involving poverty and a...
Jun 9, 2019