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Andersen practises, but Hutchinson will start for Maple Leafs against Canucks
TORONTO - Given a moment to finally catch his breath, Michael Hutchinson sat down for dinner with his family Thursday. The 28-year-old had been a member of the Florida Panthers’ American Hockey ...
Jan 04, 2019
'Obviously inappropriate:' Insurer says ASIMIL8 plate shouldn't have been issued
WINNIPEG - Documents from a legal challenge by a “Star Trek” fan who had his personalized ASIMIL8 licence plate revoked show a Manitoba Public Insurance senior executive was shocked the pl...
Jan 04, 2019
Strong Canadian contingent available in 2019 MLS SuperDraft in Chicago
TORONTO - University of Maryland goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair and Syracuse forward Tajon Buchanan have signed Generation Adidas contracts, adding to an already strong Canadian contingent eligible for th...
Jan 04, 2019
Mediation scheduled in effort to resolve dispute over new Senators arena
OTTAWA - The three parties involved in a dispute over a plan to build a community featuring a new downtown arena for the Ottawa Senators will go to mediation to try to resolve their differences. While...
Jan 04, 2019
Hateful letter shocks Indigenous family in Edmonton-area community
LEDUC, Alta. - An Indigenous family says they are shocked by a hateful letter telling them to move away - the second such letter in the Edmonton area in recent months. Jimmy Assiniboine, who is 13, to...
Jan 04, 2019
Push carefully but do no harm to Canadians imprisoned in China: senator
OTTAWA - The Liberal senator leading the Canadian parliamentary delegation travelling to China says his group will tread carefully in calling for the release of the two Canadians detained there. Sen. ...
Jan 04, 2019
Chinook Sexual Assault Centre to open its doors Monday
LETHBRIDGE – It’s an initiative eight months in the making: a centre in Lethbridge dedicated solely to help victims of sexual assault Back in May 2018, the Alberta Government announced $8....
Jan 04, 2019
GOP Sen. Roberts of Kansas says he won't seek re-election
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, the longest-serving member of Congress in Kansas history, announced Friday that he won’t run again in 2020, setting up a scramble to replace him in...
Jan 04, 2019
Letter calls for Canada to change how it deals with sport harassment cases
TORONTO - A group of Canadian sport leaders have lent their voice to the growing chorus calling for an independent body to handle cases of harassment and abuse. Former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy and O...
Jan 04, 2019
Local and provincial jobless numbers climb
LETHBRIDGE — The Lethbridge-Medicne Hat jobless rate has taken a hit of more than half a point. The rate rose to 4.5-per cent in December from 3.9 in November, which was the lowest regional jobl...
Jan 04, 2019