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Spagrud named SJHL Top Defenseman
North Stars' captain, Cody Spagrud has been named SJHL Top Defenseman for the 2018-19 season.Now in his fourth and final year of Junior hockey, Spagrud, reflecting on the honour, seemed almost at a lo...
Feb 28, 2019 Captain clutch: Stars' captain Cody Spagrud has scored 10 goals this season, of which three have been game winners, just one off of the team lead. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Martin Martinson
Man facing deportation to Italy more than two decades after conviction gets reprieve
MONTREAL - A Quebec man scheduled to be deported to Italy Thursday after being convicted more than 20 years ago for his role in a Mafia-linked drug importation has won a reprieve, his lawyer says...
Feb 28, 2019
Rodgers era at Leicester gets off to winning start
Barely an hour after being hired as Leicester's manager, Brendan Rodgers took a seat in the stands at King Power Stadium to have a first good look at his new team. He must have been fairly satisfied w...
Feb 28, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays' Randal Grichuk homers in spring debut
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Randal Grichuk homered in his spring debut as the Toronto Blue Jays lost 11-5 to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. In the lineup as the designated hitter after a foot injury kept...
Feb 28, 2019
Johnston: Former CFL quarterback Manziel hasn't spoken to AAF Commanders yet
Darryl Johnston says he's spoken to American Alliance of Football chairman Tom Dundon about Johnny Manziel, but not directly to the former CFL quarterback. The CFL terminated Manziel's&...
Feb 28, 2019
Oilers forward Puljujarvi to undergo hip surgery and miss rest of season
Edmonton Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi will undergo surgery on his hip that will rule him out for the rest of the season. The Oilers updated Puljujarvi's status in a release on Thursday. The 20-year...
Feb 28, 2019
US growth is likely to slow from 2.6 pct. pace last quarter
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy turned in a solid performance in 2018, boosted in part by tax cuts and higher government spending. But growth slowed by year's end, and most economists envision a weaker ...
Feb 28, 2019
Calling a snow day: How Halifax schools make the early morning call
HALIFAX - In this historic port city, the decision to call a snow day often starts in the middle of the night. Halifax Regional Centre for Education staffers talk with a meteorologist, review weather ...
Feb 28, 2019
United Methodist delegates reject recognizing gay marriage
ST. LOUIS - The United Methodist Church, America's second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday...
Feb 28, 2019
NDP MP Murray Rankin decides not to seek re-election in October campaign
OTTAWA - NDP MP Murray Rankin says he won't run in October's election, joining a long list of federal New Democrats leaving this fall. Rankin tells The Canadian Press his decision was very d...
Feb 28, 2019