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Unsigned players at World Cup assume risks, embrace chance
TORONTO - Every day over the summer, Johnny Gaudreau thought about not having a contract. Gaudreau worried about it and obsessed over it but he wasn’t going to let stalled negotiations with the ...
Sep 16, 2016
Saskatchewan man convicted with lover in plot to kill spouses appeals
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man found guilty along with his lover of plotting to kill each other’s spouse is challenging his conviction. Curtis Vey’s lawyer has filed an appeal t...
Sep 16, 2016
Ben Stiller and Alek Wek stand with refugees
Actor Ben Stiller and supermodel Alek Wek are standing with refugees. Stiller and Wek visited the U.N. General Assembly on Friday to present Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with a petition bearing over ...
Sep 16, 2016
Powell discusses secret Israeli nukes in leaked 2015 email
WASHINGTON - In a leaked 2015 email exchange, former Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed Israel’s nuclear weapons with a friend, saying the country has 200 warheads. Though Israel is widel...
Sep 16, 2016
After rare CFL tie, Calgary Stampeders host Ottawa Redblacks in rematch
CALGARY - The way Calgary Stampeders linebacker Alex Singleton sees it, Saturday’s game against the Ottawa Redblacks can finish the one they started July 8. Overtime didn’t produce a winne...
Sep 16, 2016
Team North America stars McDavid and Matthews will open World Cup on same line
TORONTO - As Todd McLellan continued to fiddle with Team North America line combinations on the eve of the World Cup of Hockey, he confirmed that Connor McDavid would open the tournament alongside fel...
Sep 16, 2016

Canada takes early 2-0 Davis Cup lead over Chile with singles wins
HALIFAX - Canada took the first two games of the Davis Cup playoff tie on Friday after a pair of hard-fought matches against a less experienced Chilean team. Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil, ranked N...
Sep 16, 2016
Sprinklers at Vancouver's library go off after shooting of 'Supergirl' TV series
VANCOUVER - Supergirl may be able to use her superpowers to solve problems on TV, but it was the show’s crew and Vancouver firefighters who jumped into action when fire sprinklers went off at th...
Sep 16, 2016
Emissions, First Nations and the IMF: three ways politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Federal politicians were scarce on Parliament Hill this week, taking advantage of the last few days before Parliament returns to kick up their heels and work the barbecue circuit one last tim...
Sep 16, 2016

The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept. 16 ____ TRUDEAU ISSUES CALL TO ACTION ON FIGHTING DISEASE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the world to help to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and...
Sep 16, 2016