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Canada's Olympians gain more marketing freedom for Tokyo 2020
CALGARY - The International Olympic Committee's loosening of iron-fisted rules around sponsorship gives Canada's Olympians more commercial wiggle room in Tokyo this summer. Under pressu...
Jan 7, 2020
A quick look at the changing rules around Olympic athletes and sponsorship
The Canadian Olympic Committee released its marketing guidelines Tuesday for athletes and their personal sponsors during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo from July 24 through Aug. 9.&nbs...
Jan 7, 2020
Oberg, Sandin help Sweden topple Finland for bronze medal at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Linus Oberg scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period, and Sweden held on to beat Finland 3-2 on Sunday for the bronze medal at the world junior hockey champi...
Jan 7, 2020
Predators hire former Devils coach John Hynes as new coach
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Predators have hired former New Jersey Devils coach John Hynes as the third coach in franchise history after firing Peter Laviolette. The Predators announced the hiring Tuesd...
Jan 7, 2020
'Shame on you': Balotelli slams Lazio fans for racist abuse
BRESCIA, Italy - Mario Balotelli slammed Lazio soccer fans after the Italian forward was once again the target of racist chants in Brescia's 2-1 home defeat on Sunday. The Serie A match was halted for...
Jan 7, 2020
Enthusiastic Yukon welcome as Dylan Cozens returns triumphant from world juniors
WHITEHORSE - The first Yukon teen ever to play for Canada's world junior hockey team received a boisterous welcome as he returned to the territory early Tuesday.Dylan Cozens, who scored Canada's first...
Jan 7, 2020 Dylan Cozens speaking with media during the World Juniors tournament (Photo supplied by TSN)
Russia's Putin visits Syria to meet Assad, a key Iran ally
DAMASCUS, Syria - Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Syria to meet with President Bashar Assad and other officials, said Syrian state media and a Kremlin spokesman The visit to Syria, a key...
Jan 7, 2020
Iraq vote, Hezbollah threat levelled at US troops in Mideast
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military presence in the Middle East was thrown into jeopardy Sunday, as Iraq's parliament voted to expel U.S. troops from their country while the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah grou...
Jan 7, 2020
Legal group seeks federal inquiry into Mississippi prisons
Prisoner advocates are calling on the federal government to investigate Mississippi's prison system for possible civil rights violations, saying the violence of recent days highlights deliberate viola...
Jan 7, 2020
Lethbridge actor ready to rock home crowd in Queen musical
(Photo credit: Randy Feere)LETHBRIDGE, AB - Kyle Gruninger has been singing his whole life, and his talents have taken him across the world performing for thousands of people.The Lethbridge native is ...
Jan 7, 2020 Lethbridge's Kyle Gruninger as Commander Khashoggi in 'We Will Rock You' (Photo credit: Randy Feere)