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Surviving the game: A look at mental health supports for hockey players
The pressures that come with leading a team, or living hundreds of miles away from home, can take an emotional toll on a young man with dreams of playing in the NHL, according to a local representativ...
Feb 20, 2019
Toronto Raptors sign shooting guard Jodie Meeks to 10-day contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jodie Meeks to a 10-day contract. The six-foot-four, 210 pound Nashville native is averaging 9.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 22.6 minutes in 531 ...
Feb 20, 2019
Vancouver measles outbreak sending unvaccinated youth to doctors for shots
TORONTO - Vancouver doctors are seeing an uptick in the number of unvaccinated teens and young adults seeking to be inoculated against measles in the wake of an outbreak of th...
Feb 20, 2019
Bespectacled Hanson brothers still popular decades after 'Slap Shot'
Steve Carlson has one of the most recognizable faces in hockey and is regularly swarmed by hockey fans. He and his "brothers" sign just as many autographs as some of the biggest names in the spor...
Feb 20, 2019
Canadian Premier League joins forces with Spain-based media partner
TORONTO - Less than 10 weeks before kickoff, the Canadian Premier League has unveiled its media partner with ambitious plans to showcase soccer in Canada. Spain-based Mediapro has struc...
Feb 20, 2019
Gwyneth Paltrow: Skier sued me to exploit my fame, wealth
SALT LAKE CITY - Gwyneth Paltrow said Wednesday in a court filing that a man who accused her in a lawsuit of crashing into him at a Utah ski resort was actually the culprit in the collision and is try...
Feb 20, 2019
Flyers defenceman Gudas suspended 2 games for high-sticking Tampa star Kucherov
NEW YORK - The NHL has suspended Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Radko Gudas two games for high-sticking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov. The incident occurred at 15:52 of the third period&...
Feb 20, 2019
Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie lead Brit Awards nominations
LONDON - Home-grown talents Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie and George Ezra led the nominations for the U.K. music industry's Brit Awards during a ceremony that opened Wednesday with a high-voltage performance f...
Feb 20, 2019
Syrian family caught in fire thought they would be safe in Canada
HALIFAX - At 30 years of age, Syrian refugee Kawthar Barho had seen her share of suffering and death before she came to Canada with her family. Together with her husband Ebraheim and their childr...
Feb 20, 2019
What will win best picture? It's a maddeningly close race
NEW YORK - On a year where one of the lead Oscar contenders is titled "The Favourite," the 91st Academy Awards lack a clear front-runner. Normally a fairly predictable process with one or two favourit...
Feb 20, 2019
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