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North Stars named top team in country, take number one spot in weekly CJHL rankings
The Battlefords North Stars are the top-ranked team in the country, according to the new Canadian Junior Hockey league (CJHL) rankings, out this week. The Stars are currently riding a 15-game winning ...
Nov 12, 2019 The Battlefords North Stars have had a season for the books this year, going 22-1 through their opening 23 games to claim top spot in the CJHL rankings. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Canadian show jumper Nicole Walker suspended for positive Pan Am drug test
Canada's participation in show jumping at the 2020 Olympic Games is in jeopardy because of a positive drug test at the Pan American Games. Canadian Nicole Walker has been provisionally suspended ...
Nov 12, 2019

As brazen organized crime shootings hit Montreal, police mum on extent of problem
MONTREAL - A panicking woman spins in circles and screams for her children. Well-dressed party-goers in the posh hotel lobby are frantic. A uniformed officer is on his knees, trying to pump life back ...
Nov 12, 2019

Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments
TORONTO - Sportsnet apologized Sunday for hockey commentator Don Cherry's televised rant about his belief that new immigrants don't wear poppies, and in turn don't support veterans - comments that spa...
Nov 12, 2019

Debates commissioner David Johnston suggests separate debate for main contenders
OTTAWA - Debates commissioner David Johnston says one way to improve leaders' debates in future elections might be to make room for an English and a French debate that include only the ...
Nov 12, 2019

Sportsnet apologizes for Don Cherry's anti-immigrant comments
TORONTO - Sportsnet apologized Sunday for hockey commentator Don Cherry's televised rant about his belief that new immigrants don't wear poppies, and in turn don't support veterans - comments that spa...
Nov 12, 2019

Toddler in Toronto killed by air conditioner that fell eight storeys
TORONTO - Police in Toronto say a two-and-a-half year old girl is dead after she was struck by an air conditioner that fell from an eighth-floor apartment. Const. Caroline de Kloet, a police spok...
Nov 12, 2019

Brian Burke considered favourite to replace Don Cherry
TORONTO - Former NHL executive Brian Burke is listed as the heavy favourite to be Don Cherry's successor on "Hockey Night in Canada" on one sports betting site. SportsBettingDime.com has released odds...
Nov 12, 2019

Jordan retakes lands leased by Israel in 1994 peace accord
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's king announced Sunday that his country is retaking "full sovereignty" over two pieces of land leased by Israel, reflecting the cool relations between the neighbouring countrie...
Nov 12, 2019

Mississippi Democrat Espy to run again for US Senate in 2020
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Democrat Mike Espy announced Tuesday that he's running again for U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, setting up a 2020 rematch of a race that churne...
Nov 12, 2019