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Leafs captain John Tavares to miss at least two weeks with broken finger
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will be out at least two weeks with a broken finger. The centre, who suffered the injury late in Wednesday night's 4-3 loss in Washington against the Capi...
Oct 19, 2019
Spurs stumbles again; Chelsea, Leicester into top 4 in EPL
LONDON - Tottenham's struggles in the Premier League showed no signs of ending as Spurs needed a late equalizer just to earn a 1-1 home draw against last-place Watford on Saturday. The debate around V...
Oct 19, 2019
Montreal to ban stores from dumping unsold clothes, food as part of waste plan
Montreal is hoping to stop perfectly good food and unsold clothing from ending up in landfills as part of a plan to significantly cut waste by targeting the source. The city's point person on the...
Oct 19, 2019
Alberta truck convoy plans counter-protest to climate rally with Greta Thunberg
EDMONTON - A group of Alberta oil and gas supporters is planning a counter-rally Friday as Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg brings her fight for a greener future to the home provinc...
Oct 19, 2019
Man tried twice in case of murdered Winnipeg teen sues for wrongful conviction
OTTAWA - Lawyers representing a man suing the Manitoba government for wrongful conviction say the negative feelings towards their client in Winnipeg remain so intense that he could not find ...
Oct 19, 2019
'Spirited Away,' other Studio Ghibli films head to HBO Max
LOS ANGELES - The vast catalogue of storied Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli is heading to the new HBO Max streaming service. Films such as "Princess Mononoke," ''My Neighbor Totoro" and Oscar-w...
Oct 19, 2019
List grows of Mounties suing attorney general over 2014 Moncton shootings
MONCTON, N.B. - More than a dozen RCMP officers who responded to shootings in Moncton, N.B., that claimed the lives of three of their colleagues in 2014 are now looking to sue the ...
Oct 19, 2019
Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet, has died
HAVANA - Alicia Alonso, the revered ballerina and choreographer whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, died Thursday at age 98. Miguel Cabrera, an...
Oct 19, 2019
Canadian star winger DTH van der Merwe retires from international rugby
After arriving in Canada with his family from South Africa in 2003, DTH van der Merwe wasted little time hooking up with the Regina Rogues rugby club. The 17-year-old promptly enrolled and played...
Oct 19, 2019
Province turns down Unifor’s offer to go to arbitration, end strike
The union representing striking employees at Saskatchewan's Crown corporations has proposed arbitration to end the impasse, but the province has turned it down.During a hastily arranged media conferen...
Oct 19, 2019 Unifor national president Jerry Dias discusses the state of negotiations with the Government of Saskatchewan on Oct. 18, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
