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Toronto FC winger Pablo Piatti still three to four weeks away from playing
TORONTO - Pablo Piatti warmed up with his Toronto FC teammates Tuesday but then went his own way as the training session started for real. The 30-year-old Argentine winger, who is yet to make his TFC ...
Mar 10, 2020
Canadian guard Mychal Mulder signs multi-year contract with Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO - Canadian guard Mychal Mulder is staying with the Golden State Warriors. The NBA team announced Tuesday that it has signed Mulder to a multi-year contract. The 25-year-old fro...
Mar 10, 2020
Feds bullish on nuclear: Minister visits Sask. north
"Show me a credible plan that doesn't involve nuclear." That's the strong endorsement for Saskatchewan's uranium sector from federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan who has just wrapped a...
Mar 10, 2020
Old Trafford euphoric again as United completes derby double
MANCHESTER, England - The euphoric roars as fans leaped from their Old Trafford seats took Ole Gunnar Solskjr back to the Alex Ferguson era. Back to when Manchester United's supremacy over its neighbo...
Mar 10, 2020
Calgary Flames defensive depth tested by injuries in race to playoffs
Calgary's defensive depth has been put to the test while the Flames scratch and claw to maintain playoff position. Since the NHL all-star break, it seems when one big-minute man draws back into t...
Mar 10, 2020
North Battleford man facing second-degree murder charge related to woman's death
A North Battleford man is facing a charge of second-degree murder related to a woman who was found deceased in a home Sunday. Police reported Tuesday that North Battleford RCMP received a request to c...
Mar 10, 2020 A North Battleford man is facing a second-degree murder charge related to a woman who was found deceased Sunday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over coronavirus concerns
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly cancelled scheduled rallies Tuesday night in Cleveland amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus - as p...
Mar 10, 2020
Canada denied late scoring attempt, loses semifinal to Australia in rugby sevens
VANCOUVER - Given the chance Canada made no mistake. Justin Douglas scored his second try of the game with South Africa playing a man short due to a yellow card as Canada used a 26-19 victory to win t...
Mar 10, 2020
Quebec budget hikes spending to 'stimulate' economy amid global uncertainty
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is betting that big spending increases in the budget he tabled Tuesday will stimulate the provincial economy enough to ward off any economic damage resulting from t...
Mar 10, 2020
Highlights of Quebec's 2020-21 budget
QUEBEC - Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the Coalition Avenir Quebec government's budget on Tuesday. Here are some highlights: - Balanced books for the sixth straight year in Quebec, with a foreca...
Mar 10, 2020