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Winnipeg Jets agree to terms with defenceman Kovacevic on two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets agreed to terms with defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic on a two-year contract Sunday. The entry-level deal has an average annual value of US$925,000 and will b...
Mar 17, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays acquire right-hander Adam from Kansas City Royals
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-hander Jason Adam from the Kansas City Royals on Sunday for cash considerations. Adam, 27, had a 6.12 earned-run average in 32.1 innings pitched last sea...
Mar 17, 2019
Carey rink downs Germany 8-5 to earn first world championship win
SILKEBORG, Denmark - Canada's Chelsea Carey has her first win of the world women's curling championship. The Calgary skip scored four in the fifth end en route to an 8-5 win over Germany's D...
Mar 17, 2019
Bottas beats Mercedes teammate Hamilton to win Australian GP
MELBOURNE, Australia - Valterri Bottas can't really explain how he got from playing the loyal lieutenant to Lewis Hamilton and failing to win a race last season, to upstaging his Mercedes teammate for...
Mar 17, 2019
Supreme Court rules 'belief' requirement in child-luring law is unconstitutional
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a provision of the country's law forbidding the luring of children via the internet is unconstitutional and is ordering a new trial for a Toronto-ar...
Mar 17, 2019
Justin Trudeau offers condolences in call with New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern
Justin Trudeau spoke with his counterpart in New Zealand on Saturday, offering his condolences for the 50 people killed and dozens injured following Friday's shootings at two mosques in Christchu...
Mar 17, 2019
U.S. college bribery scandal unlikely in Canada, but inequality persists
The college bribery scandal is spurring discussion about the ways in which money greases the wheels of the U.S. admissions process - and while most acknowledge there are fewer shortcuts to s...
Mar 17, 2019
Wilkie makes top 4 in Kraft Hockeyville
The community of Wilkie has been named one of four finalists across Canada for the annual Kraft Hockeyville event. The community is the only one in Saskatchewan to make it to the top four, joining Ric...
Mar 17, 2019 (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saturday's Scoreboard
WHLPrince Albert 3, Saskatoon 1Moose Jaw 6, Swift Current 0Brandon 5, Regina 4 (SO)Edmonton 6, Calgary 1Seattle 5, Portland 2Kamloops 4, Prince George 2Spokane 10, Tri-City 1Kelowna 3, Vancouver 2 (OT...
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Quebec City Muslim worshippers condemn fatal New Zealand mosque attacks
QUEBEC - A little more than two years after their own community came under attack, Muslims in Quebec City said they were in shock over the mass shootings at two New Zealand mo...
Mar 17, 2019