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Canada not counting out underdog Czechs in world juniors semifinals
EDMONTON - Nathan Gaucher has been having a pretty special summer. In early July, the 18-year-old from Chambly, Que., heard his name called 22nd overall by the Anaheim Ducks at the NHL entry draft. No...
Aug 18, 2022
Hughes: Price could miss upcoming season, news on knee injury 'discouraging'
Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes says news of Carey Price's knee is "discouraging" and that the star goaltender may not play this coming season. Speaking to reporters after the Canadiens...
Aug 18, 2022
Harvesting underway in southern Sask, many farmers still waiting in more northern communities
Many farmers in southern Saskatchewan have started their harvest but the same can't be said for those who work farther north. Nearly all farmers who work north of Saskatoon are still waiting for their...
Aug 18, 2022
Wolf found dead by roadside, another missing after B.C. zoo escape
ALDERGROVE - The Greater Vancouver Zoo says one of the wolves that escaped their enclosure this week has been found dead on a roadside, and a second wolf is still missing. The zoo in Aldergrove, B.C.,...
Aug 18, 2022
Vatican shelves assault probe into Canadian cardinal claims
ROME (AP) - The Vatican said Thursday that a preliminary church investigation into sexual assault allegations by a Canadian woman against a top cardinal, Marc Ouellet, has determined the case doesn't ...
Aug 18, 2022
Placido Domingo's name comes up in Argentina sex sect probe
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Opera star Placido Domingo's name has appeared in an investigation of a sect-like organization in Argentina that also had U.S. offices and whose leaders have been charge...
Aug 18, 2022
Justice Dept.: 3 men charged in Whitey Bulger's killing
BOSTON (AP) - Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of notorious Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virginia prison, the Justice Department said Thursday...
Aug 18, 2022
Fire department hoping quiet summer continues into harvest season
A wetter spring has led to a relatively calm summer for the Prince Albert Fire Department. As farmers prepare to go out into the fields and start their harvests, the department hopes that string of go...
Aug 18, 2022
Lewandowski has watch stolen before Barcelona practice
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski had a watch reportedly worth 70,000 euros (about $70,000) snatched from his arm as he arrived for practice on Thursday, Spanish media said....
Aug 18, 2022
Surrey, B.C. teen Lauren Kim is dominating the women's golf at Canada Games
Lauren Kim's first golf clubs were a plastic set her parents bought her as a toddler. When she fired a hard shot into their new TV, her parents knew it was time to take her to the family driving range...
Aug 18, 2022
