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Ottawa Senators sign defenceman Christian Wolanin to two-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Christian Wolanin to a two-year contract. The first year of the contract is a two-way deal with an annual value of US$800,000 in the NHL and $100,00...
Jul 04, 2019
Weather balloon from Stanford University crash lands in the MD of Taber
MD OF TABER, AB - It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a weather balloon!Late Tuesday, July 2, Peace Officers in the MD of Taber received a phone call from Stanford University in California alerting them t...
Jul 04, 2019 Peace Officers at the emergency landing site (Photo courtesy M.D. of Taber Regional Community Peace Officer Program)
Oilers sign first-round pick Philip Broberg to entry-level contract
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Philip Broberg to an entry-level contract. Broberg was the Oilers' first-round selection, eighth overall, in the 2019 NHL draft. The 18-year-old n...
Jul 04, 2019
Canada's Kelsey Serwa retires from ski cross racing an Olympic champion
Kelsey Serwa is ready for her life's next chapter after a decorated career in ski cross racing. The 29-year-old Olympic champion from Kelowna, B.C., announced her retirement Thursday when she finally ...
Jul 04, 2019
Helped in Nunavut's creation: 20-year northern politician Ludy Pudluk dies
RESOLUTE, Nunavut - A 20-year northern politician who was instrumental in the movement that led to the creation of Nunavut has died. Ludy Pudluk, who was 76, died in hospital in Iqaluit on Monday...
Jul 04, 2019
Hurricanes to match Montreal's offer sheet for Aho
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes say they are keeping star forward Sebastian Aho and will match the US$42 million offer sheet the Montreal Canadiens tendered him. General manager Don Waddell an...
Jul 04, 2019
Man with assault & weapon charges in Lethbridge fight returns to Alberta to face trial
LETHBRIDGE, AB - 22-year-old Abshir Mohamed Adiid was allegedly involved in a physical altercation with a man in Lethbridge on October 28th, 2018.During an "out of control" party at a community hall o...
Jul 04, 2019 Lethbridge police station. (Lethbridge News Now)
Trudeau shoots back at China's claim it is being 'naive' in courting allies
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed today that President Donald Trump made good on his pledge to raise the plight of the two Canadians imprisoned in China with President Xi Jinping. Trude...
Jul 04, 2019
PM defends system for appointing judges amid questions about ties to N.B. minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending the federal system for appointing judges after revelations several in New Brunswick have personal connections to Liberal cabinet minister Domin...
Jul 04, 2019
House committee files lawsuit for Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON - A House committee sued the Trump administration in federal court Tuesday for access to President Donald Trump's tax returns, setting up a legal showdown over the records. The House Ways a...
Jul 04, 2019