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Knights' Pacioretty, Sens' Duclair, Sabres' Eichel named NHL's weekly three stars
NEW YORK - Vegas Golden Knights left-winger Max Pacioretty, Ottawa Senators left-winger Anthony Duclair and Buffalo Sabres centre Jack Eichel were named the NHL's three stars of the week on Monday. Pa...
Dec 18, 2019

Groups seek leave to appeal Quebec's religious-symbols law to Supreme Court
MONTREAL - Groups challenging Quebec's secularism law say they are seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada. Plaintiffs in the highly publicized case said Wednesday they have s...
Dec 18, 2019

Montreal Impact sign centre-back Rod Fanni to one-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed centre back Rod Fanni to a one-year contract. The French defender will play his third season with the Impact after joining Montreal in 2018. The 38-year-old ...
Dec 18, 2019

N.B. premier hopeful final sign-off on carbon plan coming early in the new year
OTTAWA - The premier of New Brunswick said Monday he hopes to hear back early in the new year about whether the federal government will sign-off on his province's plan to reduce greenhouse g...
Dec 18, 2019

Manitoba government's oversight of commercial vehicles inadequate: auditor
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's auditor general says the province's oversight of large trucks and other commercial vehicles is inadequate. In a 65-page report, Norm Ricard says the province does not properly ch...
Dec 18, 2019

Tiger-Cats sign eight Canadian players, including Korol and Golding
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have signed eight national players, including linebacker Lukas Korol and offensive lineman Brett Golding. Golding, 25, appeared in three games with the Tiger-Ca...
Dec 18, 2019

Montreal Impact sign Canadian midfielder Samuel Piette to three-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact signed Canadian midfielder Samuel Piette to a three-year contract on Wednesday. The deal includes an option for the 2023 season. "We are very happy, as he is, to have fo...
Dec 18, 2019

Bullseye: Female darts player breaks down gender barrier
The widely held image of professional darts on television screens as a beer-fuelled pub game typically played by out-of-shape men has been shattered by the barrier-breaking exploits of a young English...
Dec 18, 2019

Trial for accused in Toronto van attack delayed to March 2 due to "red tape"
TORONTO - Red tape has delayed the trial for a man who killed 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018, court heard Monday. The murder trial for Alek...
Dec 18, 2019

Liberals' fiscal update shows billions more in deficits but steady economy
OTTAWA - Canada's federal budget deficit will be billions of dollars deeper than it was supposed to be this year and next, the Finance Department says, as the Liberals promise to keep spendi...
Dec 18, 2019