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Canadian Maude-Aimee Leblanc grabs early lead at Symetra Tour event
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Canada’s Maude-Aimee Leblanc leads the way after the opening round of the Symetra Tour’s Natural Charity Classic. The Sherbrooke, Que., golfer carded a 7-under 65 on F...
Mar 15, 2019
Alberta creates unit to fight hate crimes, extremism in the province
EDMONTON – Alberta is creating a unit to fight hate crimes and extremism in Alberta. Premier Rachel Notley says it will bring together specialists from various police forces to focus exclusively...
Mar 15, 2019
Quebec government doesn't rule out buying SNC-Lavalin shares, Legault says
BROMONT, Que. - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government isn’t ruling out buying shares in SNC-Lavalin in order to prevent the company from being sold or dismantled. Legault said Frid...
Mar 15, 2019
W.S. Merwin, prize-winning poet of nature, dies at 91
HONOLULU - W.S. Merwin, a prolific and versatile poetry master who evolved through a wide range of styles as he celebrated nature, condemned war and industrialism and reached for the elusive past, die...
Mar 15, 2019
Nembhard hits 3 with second left ad Florida upsets No. 9 LSU 76-73
NASHVILLE - The Florida Gators finally figured out how to avoid overtime against LSU. Canadian Andrew Nembhard hit a three-pointer with a second left, and Florida rallied from a 13-point deficit in th...
Mar 15, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack look to bounce back after lopsided loss to Toulouse
The Toronto Wolfpack may top the Betfred Championship standings but the transatlantic rugby league team is still smarting from a 46-16 beatdown in Toulouse last week. The Wolfpack (5-1-0) look to get ...
Mar 15, 2019
Skip Chelsea Carey leads Canadian team at women's world curling playdowns
Chelsea Carey will soon begin her quest to give Canada a rare three-peat at the women’s world curling championship. The Calgary skip leads her team of third Sarah Wilkes, second Dana Ferguson an...
Mar 15, 2019
U Sports Roundup: T-Birds knock off top-ranked team in women's volleyball
EDMONTON - The top-seeded Trinity Western Spartans have made an early exit at the U Sports women’s volleyball championship. The No. 8 UBC Thunderbirds edged their provincial rivals 3-2 (25-23, 2...
Mar 15, 2019
Getting more oil to market in Canada requires more pipelines, NEB says
OTTAWA - The National Energy Board says Canada’s existing export pipelines are running at maximum efficiency and the only way to realistically get more oil to market through pipelines is to buil...
Mar 15, 2019
Flames make a case for being the home team in Regina outdoor game against Jets
REGINA - The NHL’s outdoor game in Regina may be a home game for the Winnipeg Jets, but the Calgary Flames are staking a claim to it. The NHL lauded all things Saskatchewan at Friday’s new...
Mar 15, 2019