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Ousted Saskatchewan NDP MP Erin Weir not running in the next federal election
REGINA - A Saskatchewan MP who has been sitting as an Independent following his ouster from the NDP caucus says he will be not be running in October's federal election. Erin Weir, the member for ...
May 23, 2019
Canada rallies to beat Switzerland in overtime in world hockey quarterfinal
KOSICE, Slovakia - Mark Stone scored in overtime to give Canada a dramatic 3-2 win over Switzerland in a quarterfinal at the world hockey championship. Canada's Damon Severson tied it with 0.4 seconds...
May 23, 2019
Former Panthers assistant coach Paul McFarland joins Maple Leafs staff
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Florida Panthers assistant coach Paul McFarland for the same role on head coach Mike Babcock's staff. McFarland replaces D.J. Smith, who was na...
May 23, 2019
5 takeaways from the Memorial Cup round robin
HALIFAX - After six days of preliminary-round action, sudden-death play is set to begin at the Memorial Cup. The host Halifax Mooseheads will play in the Memorial Cup championship on Sunday, whi...
May 23, 2019
Deported N.S. sex predator battles charge that would keep him in U.S. jail
HALIFAX - A sexual predator released and deported to the United States after a controversial Parole Board of Canada decision is now arguing several charges against him should be dropped due to the pas...
May 23, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada to weigh video-lottery terminals class-action case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a potentially groundbreaking court case that takes aim at video-lottery terminals can proceed and, if so, on what grounds. The ...
May 23, 2019
Left-handed starter Clayton Richard called up to make his Blue Jays debut
TORONTO - The injury-depleted Toronto Blue Jays' rotation got a boost Thursday with the reinstatement of left-hander Clayton Richard from the 10-day injured list. He was given the starting assignment ...
May 23, 2019
UN health agency issues 1st strategy to address snake bites
LONDON - The World Health Organization is publishing its first-ever global strategy to tackle the problem of snake bites, aiming to halve the number of people killed and disabled by snakes by 2030. Ne...
May 23, 2019
Rotten Tomatoes to link audience ratings to ticket purchases
LOS ANGELES - Rotten Tomatoes is taking another step to verify that users posting a rating of a movie have actually seen it. The review aggregator says Thursday that users who purchase tickets on Fand...
May 23, 2019
Is the right to vegan food a human right? Ontario firefighter argues that it is
An Ontario firefighter alleges his human rights were violated when he was not provided sufficient vegan food while battling a massive blaze in British Columbia. Adam Knauff has filed a complaint ...
May 23, 2019