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Montreal Canadiens sign Michael McCarron to one-year, two-way deal
MONTREAL - Michael McCarron and the Montreal Canadiens agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract on Saturday. The deal will pay McCarron US$700,000 at the NHL level and $125,000 in the AHL ...
Jul 27, 2019
Financier Jeffrey Epstein found injured in jail cell
NEW YORK - Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was found on the floor of his jail cell with bruises on his neck early this week while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, a person familiar with th...
Jul 27, 2019
US government will execute inmates for first time since 2003
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department said Thursday the federal government will resume executing death-row inmates for the first time since 2003, ending an informal moratorium even as the nation sees a ...
Jul 27, 2019
Hamilton takes pole position at German GP; Ferrari struggles
HOCKENHEIM, Germany - Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the German Grand Prix on Saturday, while Sebastian Vettel's miserable form continued for Ferrari as he was unable to even set a time and wil...
Jul 27, 2019
New British PM Johnson urges EU to renegotiate Brexit deal
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the European Union on Thursday to rethink its refusal to renegotiate the Brexit deal, setting himself on a collision course with both the bloc and h...
Jul 27, 2019
Canadian women swim to bronze in freestyle relay at world championships
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - The Canadian women's 4x200-metre freestyle relay team captured a bronze medal on Thursday at the world aquatics championships. Kayla Sanchez of Scarborough, Ont., Taylor ...
Jul 27, 2019
Prestigious golf tournament starts Tuesday in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Over 100 golfers are ready to hit the links at the Lethbridge Country Club.The course is hosting the 65th annual Canadian Junior Girls Championship (CJGC), which will bring in the cou...
Jul 27, 2019 'Golden Pond', the 5th hole at the Lethbridge Country Club (Lethbridge News Now)
76th Venice Film Festival to embrace Netflix productions
ROME - The 76th Venice Film Festival will feature three Netflix productions alongside Hollywood titles, embracing the streaming giant after the Cannes Film Festival excluded it for a second year in a ...
Jul 27, 2019
Europe melts under Sahara heat wave, smashes heat records
PARIS - Even ice cream, Italian gelato or Popsicles couldn't help this time. Temperature records that had stood for decades or even just hours fell minute by minute Thursday afternoon and Europeans an...
Jul 27, 2019
Italy detains 2 Americans, 19, in slaying of policeman
ROME - Italian police said Saturday that two 19-year-old American tourists have confessed to fatally stabbing an Italian paramilitary policeman who was investigating the theft of a bag with a cellphon...
Jul 27, 2019