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Canucks have 'we can beat anyone' mindset after big playoff run: Boeser
VANCOUVER - Fans expected big things from Quinn Hughes as he began his first full season with the Vancouver Canucks last fall. Even with the sky-high expectations, the 20-year-old defenceman often lef...
Sep 17, 2020
Indigenous lawyer files lawsuit against firm representing day school survivors
WINNIPEG - An Indigenous lawyer has filed a lawsuit against the firm that represented survivors of Indian day schools, alleging she was not compensated for years of her work on the class-action case. ...
Sep 17, 2020
Suspicious activity found on 48,000 CRA accounts after cyberattacks: treasury board
OTTAWA - The Treasury Board of Canada says it has uncovered suspicious activities on more than 48,000 Canada Revenue Agency accounts following cyberattacks in July and August.The treasury says the pre...
Sep 17, 2020
Canadian looks forward to high-profile darts match against Fallon Sherrock
Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith will be back performing in front of fans Friday at the 300,000-pound ($512,660) Bwin World Series of Darts Finals in Salzburg, Austria. And he doesn't expect many wi...
Sep 17, 2020
Breakout slugger Teoscar Hernandez returns to Toronto Blue Jays lineup
Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is back in the Toronto Blue Jays lineup after missing almost two weeks due to an oblique strain. Manager Charlie Montoyo is slotting him into the cleanup spot&nb...
Sep 17, 2020
Former coach not surprised with Claypool's athletic first NFL grab
It was a brilliant first catch, but Jay Fujimura had no doubt Chase Claypool would come down with the football. The six-foot-four, 238-pound Claypool made a sensational 28-yard rec...
Sep 17, 2020
New project examines agriculture plastic recycling
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A three-year initiative will focus on improving how agricultural plastics are recovered and recycled.The project called Building a Zero-Plastic Waste Strategy for Agriculture will b...
Sep 17, 2020
New box set has trove of rare, unreleased Elton John songs
LOS ANGELES - Elton John is opening up his vault and releasing an expansive collection of rarely heard and unreleased tracks. John announced Thursday that the eight-CD collection, "Elton: Jewel Box," ...
Sep 17, 2020
'Cheer' star Jerry Harris arrested on child porn charges
CHICAGO - Jerry Harris, the star of the Netflix documentary series "Cheer," was arrested Thursday on felony charges of production of child pornography, three days after twin boys filed a lawsuit alleg...
Sep 17, 2020
Pole vaulter Duplantis breaks Bubka's outdoor world record
ROME - Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke Sergey Bubka's 26-year-old outdoor world record on Thursday. Duplantis cleared 6 metres, 15 centimetres at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome...
Sep 17, 2020