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Senators, star defenceman Thomas Chabot agree to eight-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators believe the future looks a lot brighter after signing star defenceman Thomas Chabot to an eight-year, US$64-million contract extension Thursday. Chabot's decision to remai...
Sep 21, 2019
Canada climbs FIFA world soccer rankings, moves past CONCACAF rival Panama
The numbers are suddenly looking better for Canada. The Canadian men rose three places to No. 75 in the latest FIFA world rankings, surpassing CONCACAF rival Panama (No. 77) in the process. Now sevent...
Sep 21, 2019
Canadian Linda Morais rallies to win gold at world wrestling championships
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - An early deficit nearly proved costly for Canadian wrestler Linda Morais at the world championships on Thursday. Some words of encouragement from her corner helped her reset o...
Sep 21, 2019
Mountie who alleged unrelenting harassment loses final bid to sue RCMP
TORONTO - An RCMP officer who accused his superiors of waging an unrelenting campaign to ruin his career lost his 12-year battle to sue the force for harassment and intentional infliction of distress ...
Sep 21, 2019
Better coordination prioritized by homelessness strategy
Groups working to combat homelessness in Prince Albert gathered on Friday to plan the allocation of $500,000 of federal money. The funding, part of the national homelessness strategy, is administered ...
Sep 21, 2019 P.A. groups working on homelessness brainstorm ways to provide better supports during a meeting at the John M. Cuelenaere Public Library (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW)
Canada Post releases Leonard Cohen stamp set to honour legendary singer/poet
Canada Post has honoured the late, legendary singer Leonard Cohen with a set of commemorative stamps that will be released to the public on Saturday, which would have been the icon's 85th birthday.The...
Sep 21, 2019 (Canada Post)
Poland's top filmmakers protest festival admission rules
WARSAW, Poland - Academy Award-winning director Pawel Pawlikowski and other top Polish filmmakers are demanding artistic independence for the nation's most prestigious film festival after a politicall...
Sep 21, 2019
Trump says gun bill negotiations going 'very slowly'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Thursday poured cold water on prospects for a bipartisan compromise on gun legislation, even as Attorney General William Barr circulated a draft plan on Capitol ...
Sep 21, 2019
Belgian fighter jet crashes in France, pilot hits power line
PARIS - A Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed in western France Thursday, damaging a house, setting a field ablaze and leaving one of the two pilots dangling by his parachute from a high-voltage electric...
Sep 21, 2019
Bus carrying singer Josh Turner's road crew crashes, 1 dead
SHANDON, Calif. - A tour bus carrying members of the road crew for country singer Josh Turner plunged off a cliff in central California, killing one person and injuring seven others, authorities said ...
Sep 21, 2019
