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Vancouver Canucks' Adam Gaudette has lots to prove with new one-year contract
Vancouver Canucks centre Adam Gaudette knows there's a certain amount of risk with his new one-year contract, but says the wager is nothing new. "I think a guy like me, every year's kind of a be...
Oct 20, 2020
Mitch Marner on Maple Leafs' off-season additions: 'They believe in what we can do'
TORONTO - Mitch Marner texted Jake Muzzin the moment he heard rumblings Joe Thornton might be interested in signing with the Maple Leafs. Muzzin, who played against Thornton in the Western Conference ...
Oct 20, 2020
Troops ordered to keep guard up to protect military from COVID-19 resurgence
OTTAWA - Top defence officials have ordered Canadian troops to keep up their guard against COVID-19 while painting a gloomy picture of how the pandemic could affect the military and country. The order...
Oct 20, 2020
Five things to know about the dispute over Nova Scotia's Indigenous lobster fishery
HALIFAX - Tensions remain high in the dispute over the Indigenous lobster fishery in Nova Scotia. Here are five things to know about the situation. 1. The dispute has a long history. In September 1999...
Oct 20, 2020
Town of Raymond announces passing of Councillor Ralph Price
RAYMOND, AB - A prominent member of the community, Ralph Price has passed away.The Town of Raymond did not provide the cause of Price's death, but wrote instead about his many accomplishments.He was e...
Oct 20, 2020
Canadian bowler Francois Lavoie back on track after pandemic lockdown rust
Bowling is a game of repetition, so Francois Lavoie's game suffered when he was separated from his sport during the pandemic lockdown. But the Canadian showed he is back on track with a perfect game i...
Oct 20, 2020
Fake news creates serious issues for battling pandemic, chief public health doc says
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health doctor says in the age of social media, fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading faster than the virus itself. Dr. Theresa Tam says all Cana...
Oct 20, 2020
City Council passes 2nd and 3rd reading of Exhibition Park Expansion project
LETHBRIDGE, AB- After making a couple of huge decisions two months ago and after Monday's (October 19) City Council meeting, there is just one more step to go, for Exhibition Park to begin a 268,000 s...
Oct 20, 2020
Quebec's public health director says he has a driver and bodyguard because of threats
Quebec's director of public health revealed Tuesday he has a driver and bodyguard to protect him against threats from people upset with his pandemic-related health orders. Dr. Horacio Arruda tol...
Oct 20, 2020
Police: Houston officer killed in shooting, another wounded
HOUSTON - A Houston police officer was killed and a teenager and another officer were wounded Tuesday morning when a man opened fire on law enforcement responding to a domestic disturbance call, autho...
Oct 20, 2020