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Bianca Andreescu's win streak ends after early exit because of injury
MIAMI - The injury bug has derailed Bianca Andreescu's impressive run. The rising Canadian tennis star's win streak was snapped at 10 matches after a 6-1, 2-0 loss to No. 21 seed Anett Konta...
Mar 25, 2019
Allan Flames claim Wheatland Hockey League Championship
The 2019 Wheatland Senior Hockey League title goes to the Allan Flames.The Flames beat the Kinistino Tigers on Friday night 3-2 in overtime to sweep the playoff series.Assistant Captain Evan Pasternak...
Mar 25, 2019 Allan Flames claimed the Wheatland Hockey League title. (submitted photo/Evan Pasternak)
Sask. police announce second province-wide gun amnesty
Police forces in Saskatchewan announced Monday they're teaming up to take any unwanted guns off residents' hands through a province-wide gun amnesty.Until April 19, people can call their local police ...
Mar 25, 2019 Marlo Pritchard, chief of the Weyburn Police Service and head of the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police, announced the second province-wide gun amnesty on March 25, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Patriots owner apologizes in Florida prostitution case
MIAMI - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is apologizing after being charged in a Florida massage parlour prostitution investigation. "I am truly sorry," Kraft said in a statement Saturday. "I k...
Mar 25, 2019
Patriots owner apologizes in Florida prostitution case
MIAMI - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is apologizing after being charged in a Florida massage parlour prostitution investigation. "I am truly sorry," Kraft said in a statement Saturday. "I k...
Mar 25, 2019
Freeland says tariffs raise 'serious questions' about NAFTA after meetings in DC
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is keeping up the pressure on the Trump administration, warning that Canada's support for the updated North American trade pact may h...
Mar 25, 2019
Nova Scotia budget to target key areas such as health care:finance minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia will table its fourth consecutive balanced budget Tuesday with room to spend in key areas including health care, says Finance Minister Karen Casey. In an interview Mon...
Mar 25, 2019
Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo says he can't wait to play for Toronto FC
TORONTO - Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo hit all the right notes Monday in his formal introduction as a Toronto FC player. The 27-year-old, sticking to English wherever possible, said he wants to...
Mar 25, 2019
Famed Nova Scotia treasure hunter did it his way, minister tells funeral
MARTINS POINT, N.S. - An American man who dedicated his life to finding treasure on Nova Scotia's Oak Island was remembered Monday as a larger-than-life figure who became a pillar in the community he ...
Mar 25, 2019
German quarterback Sonny Weishaupt aims to impress at CFL combine
TORONTO - Sonny Weishaupt wants to finish the CFL combine with a bang. The German-born quarterback is one of 18 Europeans participating in the league's national combine for the first time. After&...
Mar 25, 2019