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NHL, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. announce multi-year partnership
TORONTO - The NHL and Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. are joining forces. The two organizations announced a multi-year partnership Wednesday that marks the NHL's first sports-betting partnership in C...
Mar 09, 2022

Union narrows gap with MLB but issues remain blocking deal
NEW YORK (AP) - Negotiators for locked-out players took steps toward Major League Baseball in a counteroffer Wednesday that still left a gap between the bickering sides after Commissioner Rob Manfred ...
Mar 09, 2022

Semi driver in Broncos bus crash loses bid to stay in Canada
The truck driver involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash nearly four years ago has lost a bid to stay in Canada after his sentence ends.Reports say Jaskirat Singh Sidhu's application to the Canada ...
Mar 09, 2022

Pentagon rejects NATO nations providing jets to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The Pentagon on Wednesday slammed the door on any plans to provide MiG fighter jets to Ukraine, even through a second country, calling it a "high-risk" venture that would not sig...
Mar 09, 2022

Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry allows RCMP witnesses, but lawyers question limits
HALIFAX - A public inquiry into Nova Scotia's mass shooting will call RCMP witnesses to testify, but lawyers for victims' families say they are concerned over rules limiting their ability to directly ...
Mar 09, 2022

Canadian women look to secure FIFA U-20 World Cup berth with win over Mexico
Having survived the elements and a stubborn Panama side to reach the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic, Canada takes on Mexico on Thursday with a chanc...
Mar 09, 2022

Some Tories want a tougher stand on Bill 21. Will that happen in the leadership race?
OTTAWA - A spokesman for the World Sikh Organization of Canada says members of the community will be watching to see what Conservative leadership hopefuls have to say about a controversial secularism ...
Mar 09, 2022

Meota/Turtleford set for big weekend ahead as SPHL Finals series continues
Games 3 and 4 of the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) Final are set for this weekend, as the Meota Combines and Turtleford Tigers sit tied at a game apiece through the opening two, of their b...
Mar 09, 2022

Canada can help Europe turn to renewables instead of Russian oil: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada cannot realistically help Europe replace its Russian oil imports with Canadian crude or natural gas, but it can and is looking at ways to ex...
Mar 09, 2022

South Korean conservative declares win in presidential race
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A conservative former prosecutor declared victory in South Korea's presidential election on Thursday after his liberal ruling party rival conceded defeat after a bitter battl...
Mar 09, 2022