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Canada's world junior returnees looking for redemption vs. Finland in quarters
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - It's a loss Joe Veleno knows he'll never truly get over. The same goes for Barrett Hayton. Canada was leading Finland 1-0 with under a minute to go in the quar...
Jan 03, 2020

Federal Reserve last month saw a declining risk of recession
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve's policymaking committee saw much less risk of recession at its meeting last month, when it kept interest rates steady after three straight cuts and signalled that it ...
Jan 03, 2020

North Stars kick off New Year with home-and-home versus Klippers
Following a 12-day hiatus over the Christmas break, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the ice Friday for their first game action of the new 2020 calendar year.Adding additional spring to the ...
Jan 03, 2020 Forwards, Matthias Urbanski and Tyler Traptow are key cogs to their respective team’s attack, each in their third season of SJHL play. Urbanski sits third in Stars’ scoring with 36 points, while Traptow ranks fourth on the Klippers with 18 points this year. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Shaw ready for bounce-back opportunity with Blue Jays after tough 2019
The biggest lesson Travis Shaw took away from a disappointing 2019 season is that 2020 can't get much worse. Shaw, who signed a one-year deal worth US$4 million with the Toronto Blue Jays&nb...
Jan 03, 2020

Montreal airport refuellers to resume negotiation process tomorrow
MONTREAL - The union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports will return to the negotiating table Thursday morning after a second straight day on the ...
Jan 03, 2020

Saskatchewan to see sudden warm temperatures over weekend
Warm air blowing in from the Pacific is bringing an early January warm spell to Saskatchewan, says Environment Canada's David Phillips."Across Alberta, Saskatchewan, we see this balmy kind of conditio...
Jan 03, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)

Liberals set table for school-food program, warned to avoid top-down approach
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being told to avoid creating a one-size-fits-all national school-food program to replace the patchwork of efforts to feed hungry children that exist now. The Liberals...
Jan 03, 2020

Tim Stutzle leading next generation of Germany's elite hockey talent
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Like most kids in Germany, Tim Stutzle started out playing soccer. He liked tennis, too, and fell in love with both. There was also another itch that need...
Jan 03, 2020

Correction: California Party Shooting story
FRESNO, Calif. - In a story Dec. 31, 2019, about the arrests of six men in the killings of four people at a home in central California, The Associated Press erroneously reported the age of one of the ...
Jan 03, 2020

Canadian poet linked to killer of Indigenous woman cancels Regina lecture
REGINA - A Canadian poet has cancelled a Regina lecture about Indigenous justice issues following criticism over his work with a man who killed an Indigenous woman in the city. George E...
Jan 03, 2020