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Boucher, Birch first NBA players from Montreal to meet in playoffs
TORONTO - Dwight Walton loves to tell the story about how he met Khem Birch. Walton was coaching a Montreal all-star team he'd assembled to play New Mexico State when the NCAA school wa...
Apr 12, 2019
Judge orders Quebecor to reconnect TVA Sports signal for Bell TV subscribers
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ordered Quebecor to reconnect the signal for three TVA Sports channels to Bell TV customers Friday night. Quebec Superior Court Justice Claude Champagne refused, however,...
Apr 12, 2019
Judge orders Quebecor to reconnect TVA Sports signal for Bell TV subscribers
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ordered Quebecor to reconnect the signal for three TVA Sports channels to Bell TV customers Friday night. Quebec Superior Court Justice Claude Champagne refused, however,...
Apr 12, 2019
Quenneville hiring just the first step for Panthers: GM Dale Tallon
Sitting in the lobby of a luxury hotel in downtown Toronto, Dale Tallon concedes his feet have barely touched the ground in recent days. The general manager of Florida Panthers secured the ...
Apr 12, 2019
Mouat beats Carruthers 6-5 in extra end at the Players' Championship
TORONTO - Scotland's Bruce Mouat caught a piece of the button with his final throw for a 6-5 win over Winnipeg's Reid Carruthers on Friday morning at the Players' Championship. Mouat improved to 1-3 i...
Apr 12, 2019
Quebec report finds positive signs for French but 'bonjour/hi' still a concern
QUEBEC - A new report from Quebec's language watchdog notes encouraging signs for the health of French in the province but raises an alarm about increased use of the bilingual "bonjour/...
Apr 12, 2019
Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen rediscovering his game in playoffs
BOSTON - Frederik Andersen settled the puck behind his net, patiently faked out the hard-charging Brad Marchand and zipped a pass beyond Patrice Bergeron to clear the defensive zone. It was a sub...
Apr 12, 2019
NYC Chinese eatery heats up cultural appropriation debate
A New York City restaurant owner who touted her "clean" American-Chinese cuisine and derided Chinese dishes as swimming in "globs of processed butter," sodium and MSG is renewing the long-simmering de...
Apr 12, 2019
Amazon: Woody Allen's #MeToo comments wrecked movie deal
NEW YORK - Woody Allen breached his four-movie deal with the online giant by making statements about the #MeToo movement that damaged prospects for promoting his films, an Amazon lawyer said Friday. A...
Apr 12, 2019
Committee calls on Canada to co-operate with NATO to respond to Russia in Arctic
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is urging the government to work with NATO to determine Russia's military intentions in the North and get help to protect the country's Arctic sovereign...
Apr 12, 2019