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'I don't fear it': Battling for a playoff spot, Leafs roll the trade dice
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas hopes acquiring Jack Campbell works out better the second time around. The Maple Leafs' general manager swung a trade with the Los Angeles Kings for the netminder late W...
Feb 06, 2020
Manfred concerned with team/media roles of Martinez, Mendoza
ORLANDO, Fla. - The dual roles of former Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez and ex-Olympic softball player Jessica Mendoza as team employees and broadcasters have drawn the concern of baseball Commissioner...
Feb 06, 2020
No deaths or injuries reported after train derails near Guernsey
There weren't any injuries or deaths reported after a 31-car train derailment near Guernsey on Thursday.Marlo Pritchard, the president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, said the train comprise...
Feb 06, 2020 The fire was still burning in the afternoon after a train derailed near Guernsey on Feb. 6, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Raptors host Oladipo, Pacers; on verge of setting franchise-high winning streak
TORONTO - Few people picked the Toronto Raptors to do much this season. But despite a banged-up roster, and boasting no bona fide superstars, the Raptors are poised to set a franchise-best winning str...
Feb 06, 2020
King angry at CBS promo of interview questions about Bryant
NEW YORK - In the wake of a social media backlash, CBS' Gayle King says she is embarrassed and angry with how the network promoted part of her interview with WNBA star Lisa Leslie that concerned the l...
Feb 06, 2020
Maple Leafs acquire goaltender Jack Campbell in trade with Kings
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired goaltender Jack Campbell and forward Kyle Clifford from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Trevor Moore and draft picks. The trade was announ...
Feb 06, 2020
Veteran quarterback Matt Nichols signs contract with Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Matt Nichols wasn't out of work long. According to a CFL source, the veteran quarterback signed a three-year deal with the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday. The move comes a...
Feb 06, 2020
Sturgeon Lake First Nation urban reserve plans progress
Sturgeon Lake First Nation is one step closer to establishing an urban reserve in the city of P.A.At the most recent city council meeting on Jan. 27, Prince Albert's politicians approved a servicing a...
Feb 06, 2020 Sturgeon Lake First Nation wants to convert this strip mall beside Rona to an urban reserve. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Helped develop response to SARS, H1N1: Renowned scientist Francis Plummer dies
WINNIPEG - The former scientific director of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory who had experimental brain surgery to battle alcoholism has died. Dr. Francis (Frank) Plummer, a world-renowned m...
Feb 06, 2020
Metis leader demands apology from Lynn Beyak for claiming to be Metis
OTTAWA - The Metis National Council says Sen. Lynn Beyak should consider resigning for reportedly claiming to be Metis because her parents adopted an Indigenous child. David Chartrand, vice-presi...
Feb 06, 2020
