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McGill puts off decision on changing contentious Redmen team name
MONTREAL - McGill University says it need more time before deciding what to do about its sports teams' contentious Redmen name. Principal Suzanne Fortier says in a statement t...
Jan 30, 2019
McGill puts off decision on changing contentious Redmen team name
MONTREAL - McGill University says it need more time before deciding what to do about its sports teams' contentious Redmen name. Principal Suzanne Fortier says in a statement t...
Jan 30, 2019
HFX Wanderers sign local teenager Scott Firth to Canadian Premier League roster
HALIFAX - Teenage midfielder Scott Firth has become the first Halifax-born player to join the CPL's HFX Wanderers FC. The 17-year-old previously played locally for Suburban FC and the Nova Scotia prov...
Jan 30, 2019
Opera singer Daniels, husband arrested on sex assault charge
DALLAS - A renowned opera singer and University of Michigan professor is in police custody on allegations that he and his husband in 2010 sexually assaulted a singer in Houston. Countertenor David Dan...
Jan 30, 2019
Follow live coverage on fourth day of Sidhu sentencing
This article was updated at 2019-01-31 16:36.Scroll below to follow northeastNOW reporter Angie Rolheiser as she tweets live from the courtroom at Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's sentencing hearing.The followi...
Jan 30, 2019
Canadian rugby sevens women's squad look to repeat Sydney success
The Canadian women's rugby sevens squad returns to the Sydney Sevens with good memories. Canada was third at the event last season and won it all the season before. "That gives the team that extra bit...
Jan 30, 2019
'Large-bodied' Canadian wolves to help keep U.S. moose population in check
The transfer of up to six wolves from a northern Ontario island where they were starving to the U.S. is getting underway following a weeks-long delay caused by the federal government shutdown sou...
Jan 30, 2019
NHL Notebook: Coaches leaning more and more on their star forwards
Nathan MacKinnon doesn't really notice when the minutes begin to creep up. The Colorado Avalanche centre is too invested in the moment - usually one where he's either trying to help his team...
Jan 30, 2019
CBS bets big with new talent show 'The World's Best'
PASADENA, Calif. - CBS is betting big on "The World's Best," handing over the post-Super Bowl time slot to the new talent competition shepherded by reality TV titans Mark Burnett and Mike Darnell. Bur...
Jan 30, 2019
CONCACAF boss expects Canada and 2026 World Cup co-hosts to get automatic berths
TORONTO - No decision has been made yet but CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani expects Canada to get an automatic berth - along with co-hosts Mexico and the U.S. - for the 2026 World Cup. "That's m...
Jan 30, 2019
