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MLA calls for poems by man who murdered Indigenous woman to be pulled from website
A Manitoba legislator is calling on Canadians to contact the federal heritage minister to remove two poems, written by the killer of an Indigenous woman, from the Parliamentary Poet Laureate...
Jan 05, 2020
Montgomery calls firing by Stars 'appropriate,' enters rehab
DALLAS - Former Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery said Friday his abrupt dismissal by the NHL club was "appropriate" and he has entered alcohol rehab. Montgomery's statement was his first public comme...
Jan 05, 2020
2020 box office starts off with 'Star Wars' still on top
NEW YORK - The box office in 2020 started off where last year left off: with "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker" still on top. After a historic year, the Walt Disney Co. opened the new year approaching one...
Jan 05, 2020
Cook, Vikings upend Saints 26-20 in OT in NFC playoffs
NEW ORLEANS - Kirk Cousins hit tight end Kyle Rudolph with a 4-yard fade on third-and-goal in overtime, and the Minnesota Vikings pulled out a 26-20 victory over the Saints in the wild-card round of t...
Jan 05, 2020
NDP’s Ryan Meili looking to 2020 election and beyond
It may be almost a year away that voters in Saskatchewan will go to the polls, but NDP leader Ryan Meili is looking at the provincial election as one of his biggest challenges of 2020.Meili is excited...
Jan 05, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaks to the media before the 2019 throne speech on Oct. 23, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Thomas scores winner as Canada beats Russia for gold at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada is golden again at the world junior hockey championship. Akil Thomas scored with 3:58 left in the third period to cap a furious comeback and secure a 4-3 vic...
Jan 05, 2020
Plans for Cdns unclear after Iraqi lawmakers call for expulsion of foreign troops
OTTAWA - Canada says it is closely monitoring developments after Iraq's parliament called for the expulsion of foreign troops from the country. But a spokesman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan would...
Jan 05, 2020
Thomas scores winner as Canada beats Russia for gold at world juniors
Canada is golden again at the world junior hockey championship.Akil Thomas scored with 3:58 left in the third period to cap a furious comeback and secure a 4-3 victory for the country's 18th title at ...
Jan 05, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
New leader to be chosen by federal Conservative members on June 27
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives will gather in Toronto on June 27 to pick their next leader. A decision to set the date for the vote was made Friday, the latest development in the effort to replac...
Jan 05, 2020
Canada's world junior returnees looking for redemption vs. Finland in semis
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 05, 2020