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Montreal businessman Clifford Starke very serious about purchasing Alouettes
Clifford Starke wants to return the Montreal Alouettes to their former glory. Starke grew up in Montreal attending Alouettes games at a sold-out Molson Stadium seated with then club president&nbs...
Apr 13, 2019
NHL slaps Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov with one-game suspension
NEW YORK - The NHL suspended Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov for one game Saturday for boarding Markus Nutivaara of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The incident happened in the third ...
Apr 13, 2019
France native Valentin Gnahoua picked first overall in CFL European draft
TORONTO - Valentin Gnahoua and Asnnel Robo have given football players from France another potential career path. Gnahoua and Robo went first and third overall, respectively, in the&nbs...
Apr 13, 2019
Mustangs faulter late, drop game one to North Stars
Game one of the Canalta Cup Finals in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is in the books.The Battlefords North Stars defeated the Melfort Mustangs 6-2 on Friday, April 12 at the North Battleford Ci...
Apr 13, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Koepka, DeChambeau share lead at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Bryson DeChambeau believes science was at work late in the afternoon at Augusta National, creating a force in the atmosphere where big roars from great shots filter through the back nin...
Apr 13, 2019
Burkina Faso minister says missing Quebec woman is alive, removed from territory
MONTREAL - A senior minister with Burkina Faso's government says a Canadian woman and her Italian companion who have been missing in West Africa since last December are alive and no longer in his...
Apr 13, 2019
Finland upsets Canada 4-2, will play for women's world hockey championship gold
ESPOO, Finland - Canada won't play for gold at the women's world hockey championship for the first time in tournament history. Finland beat Canada 4-2 in semifinal action Saturday. The host count...
Apr 13, 2019
Nipsey Hussle's fiance, children honour him at public service
LOS ANGELES - Nipsey Hussle's legacy as a community activist, uniter, a doting father and a loving son were underscored at his public memorial service on Thursday, with deeply personal testimonies fro...
Apr 13, 2019
Man charged with shooting officer at South Carolina hospital
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A shooting inside a South Carolina hospital on Thursday left both a police officer and the suspected gunman wounded, authorities said, in what was the second shooting inside a hospita...
Apr 13, 2019
Nova Scotia legislature passes presumed consent law for organ donation
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia legislature has unanimously passed legislation that presumes consent for organ donation, becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to pass such legislation. The Human ...
Apr 13, 2019