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Ottawa Senators add experience with signings of Ron Hainsey, Tyler Ennis
OTTAWA - Pierre Dorion added the veteran leadership he was looking for on the opening day of free agency. The Ottawa Senators general manager signed veteran defenceman Ron Hainsey to a one-year d...
Jul 03, 2019
Gauff, just 15, shocks 5-time champ Venus, 39, at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England - Coco Gauff grew up admiring the Williams sisters. Picked up a tennis racket as a little girl because of them. And on Monday at Wimbledon, still just 15, Gauff beat one of them. Ga...
Jul 03, 2019
Calgary Flames sign former Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot to one-year contract
CALGARY - Players in the fold were more of a priority for the Calgary Flames than the open market when NHL free agency opened Monday. Not blessed with copious cap space, and restricted free ...
Jul 03, 2019
Quebec town is latest to consider letting kids play legally on streets
MONTREAL - There is a growing movement in Quebec to bring back the fun - by legalizing kids' play in streets and alleyways. Municipalities across the province have begun experimenting with the not-so-...
Jul 03, 2019
Special prosecutor to aid probe into Alberta United Conservative leadership vote
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says a special out-of-province prosecutor will assist in a criminal fraud investigation into the United Conservative Party leadership race won by ...
Jul 03, 2019
Out-of-province investigator to look into possible voter identity fraud in UCP leadership race
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government says a special out-of-province prosecutor will assist in a criminal fraud investigation into the United Conservative Party leadership race won by Jason Kenney bef...
Jul 03, 2019 Jason Kenney. (Supplied by Jason Kenney on Facebook)
Trailers, vehicles, boats removed from Saskatchewan campground after tornadoes
GOODSOIL, Sask. - Cleanup continues at a Saskatchewan campground following two tornadoes that snapped trees and caused severe damage on the Canada Day long weekend. Trevor Finlay, manager of Mead...
Jul 03, 2019
'Naive' Canada shouldn't believe Trump asked Xi about Kovrig, Spavor: China
OTTAWA - The Chinese government is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of being naive in assuming that President Donald Trump did him any favours by raising the case of two imprisoned Canadians wit...
Jul 03, 2019
Vancouver Canucks ink free-agent defenceman Tyler Myers, Jordie Benn
VANCOUVER - For months, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning has stressed the need for his club to beef up their blue line over the off-season. He did just that on Monday, adding a trio ...
Jul 03, 2019
Canadiens sign veteran forward Phil Varone to one-year, two-way contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Phil Varone to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Varone $700,000 at the NHL level and $450,000 in the AHL. The five-foot-10,193-poun...
Jul 03, 2019