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NHL Notebook: After roster renovation and coach firing, Blues finally on track
Doug Armstrong had pushed just about every button he could. The St. Louis Blues general manager rebuilt a significant chunk of his roster over the summer through free agency and trades after his team ...
Mar 27, 2019
Canadiens head into key game against Columbus without Byron after fight Tuesday
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens will be without forward Paul Byron for a game Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets that could make or break their playoff hopes. The team confirmed Wednesday th...
Mar 27, 2019
Coroners service launches interactive map of unidentified human remains
From the unidentified body of a man with a crossed out tattoo to the bodies of two little boys found in Vancouver’s Stanley Park more than 60 years ago, each of British Columbia’s unsolved...
Mar 27, 2019

Feds boost funding for refugee health care, but study says barriers remain
OTTAWA - Canada’s refugee health program is getting a $283 million boost over the next two years. Immigration officials say the funding increase - contained in last week’s federal budget -...
Mar 27, 2019

MLB hopes to gain control of local broadcast deals
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball hopes to gain control of local broadcasting agreements involving its teams, the reason behind its bid to purchase regional sports networks from The Walt Disney Co. Dis...
Mar 27, 2019

Senate committee to study extent of forced sterilization across Canada
OTTAWA - The Senate’s human rights committee is launching a study about the coerced sterilization of Indigenous women. Senators on the committee say they want to hold meetings and hear from vict...
Mar 27, 2019

Prince Edward Island's Green leader keen to make electoral history
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island’s Green leader is contemplating making history - as the party’s first Canadian premier. Islanders will go to the polls April 23 in a provincial electio...
Mar 27, 2019
CFL says over 750,000 fans watched its national combine via Facebook livestreams
TORONTO - More than 750,000 fans tuned in to watch the CFL’s first combine with international players last weekend - and 62 per cent of those views came from outside Canada and the United States...
Mar 27, 2019

Former NHL defenceman Serge Savard not in running to own Alouettes
Scratch Serge Savard’s name from the list of potential new owners of the Montreal Alouettes. The eight-time Stanley Cup-winning defenceman with the Montreal Canadiens said Wednesday he’s n...
Mar 27, 2019

Hughes follows his own advice at Valspar Championship for best finish of season
Mackenzie Hughes is used to giving other people advice on the PGA Tour this season. Last week, the Canadian started listening to it himself. Hughes, from Dundas, Ont., had missed the cut at four conse...
Mar 27, 2019