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A look at some of the players to watch at the world junior hockey championship
The 2020 world junior hockey championship starts Thursday in Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Republic. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the players to watch at this year's under-20 tournament. &nb...
Dec 23, 2019
2019 a year of women in hockey flexing collective muscle for a pro league
The women's hockey landscape didn't just tilt in 2019. It was turned upside down and shaken like a Polaroid picture. From the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League to the upending of the estab...
Dec 23, 2019
An Evening with Theo Fleury
Prince Albert Catholic Family Services and Northern Lights Casino with community sponsorship is hosting an evening with Theoren Fleury former NHL All Star:Wednesday April 22nd 2020 6:30 seating 7:00 p...
Dec 23, 2019
23 dead as protests grow against India citizenship law
NEW DELHI - Violent protests against India's citizenship law that excludes Muslim immigrants swept the country over the weekend despite the government's ban on public assembly and suspension of intern...
Dec 23, 2019
French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro dies at 86
PARIS - French fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro, who was known for his use of vibrant colour, mixed prints and elegant draping, has died at the age of 86. Ungaro's death was confirmed Sunday by the epo...
Dec 23, 2019
If you blinked you missed contract renegotiated
Well, sometimes at the end of the calendar year, you can learn a few new tricks in the CFL.If you go to the CFL website and look up transactions, you will more likely see things like teams signing pra...
Dec 23, 2019
US home sales tumbled 1.7% in November
WASHINGTON - Home-buying slumped in November, with many Americans priced out of the market by rising prices and a shortage of sales listings. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that sale...
Dec 23, 2019
Laura Dern narrates "Little Women" audiobook
NEW YORK - Laura Dern likes the spoken word so much she even enjoys callbacks to re-record lines for her movies. "Some actors complain about it," she says. "But it gives me an opportunity to add somet...
Dec 23, 2019
30-plus years of ‘Garfield’ comic strips to sell at auction
DALLAS - Cartoonist Jim Davis is offering up more than 11,000 "Garfield" comic strips hand-drawn on paper in an auction that will stretch into the coming years, with at least a couple of strips featur...
Dec 23, 2019
Man remains at large after officer dragged by vehicle
An RCMP constable from the La Loche detachment suffered injuries after being dragged by a vehicle on Hwy 155 south of La Loche. It happened Saturday night around 8 p.m. The officer was speaking with t...
Dec 23, 2019 Colin Lemaigre remains at large. (submitted photo/RCMP)
