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Nylander moves to centre for Maple Leafs with Kadri suspension looming
TORONTO - William Nylander will take Nazem Kadri's place at centre on Toronto's third line behind John Tavares and Auston Matthews when the Maple Leafs host the Boston Bruins in Game 3 of their f...
Apr 15, 2019
Brief spring storm highlights weather volatility on the prairies
A low pressure system that swept through the prairies yesterday brought a small amount of moisture, as well as a quick hail storm in some areas.A video shot and forwarded by a viewer on SnapChat to pa...
Apr 15, 2019 Heavy hail caused traffic delays on Highway 11 early Sunday afternoon near Hague, Saskatchewan. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)
Burkina Faso minister says missing Quebec woman is alive, removed from territory
MONTREAL - A Canadian woman and her Italian companion who have been missing in West Africa since last December are alive but no longer in the country, a senior minister with Burkina Faso's g...
Apr 15, 2019
Ottawa says it will sell back Mirabel land expropriated for airport in 1969
MIRABEL, Que. - The Canadian government says it is planning to sell back the last remaining unused land it expropriated in 1969 for construction of the Mirabel airpo...
Apr 15, 2019
Ballet teacher breaking class barriers with dance in Peru
LIMA, Peru - In a Peruvian neighbourhood where families consider running water a luxury, young girls are learning the delicate art of ballet dancing. In the classroom at a public school near the South...
Apr 15, 2019
Shapovalov's clay-court campaign begins with 1st-round loss
MONACO - Denis Shapovalov's clay-court campaign got off to a poor start as the Canadian lost 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 to Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday. The 20-year-ol...
Apr 15, 2019
Finnish Leafs forward Kapanen thinks refs made wrong call in women's final
A Finnish forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs thinks his country should have won the world women's hockey championship. Kasperi Kapanen doesn't understand why a Finland goal in overtime of the final&n...
Apr 15, 2019
Kashechewan First Nation faces 'massive trauma' with flooding: MP
OTTAWA - The sting of evacuations due to spring flooding at a First Nation in northern Ontario is hitting harder this year. Starting today, more than 2,500 members of the Kashechewan Fi...
Apr 15, 2019
Finland shocks Canada 4-2, will play for women's world hockey gold on home ice
ESPOO, Finland - Canada backing off its blue-collar brand of hockey opened the door for Finland's women to make history Saturday. Finland will play in a gold-medal game and Canada won't for the first ...
Apr 15, 2019
Hughes, Kakko remain top prospects as NHL Central Scouting releases rankings
TORONTO - American centre Jack Hughes remained the top North American prospect, while Finnish right-winger Kaapo Kakko maintained the No. 1 spot among international skaters, as the NHL Central Scoutin...
Apr 15, 2019