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Iranian-Canadians dance, cheer and celebrate death of top general in Iran
TORONTO - Several dozen Iranian-Canadians danced and cheered in Toronto on Friday as they celebrated the death of a top general in their home country. An American airstrike authorized by U.S...
Jan 03, 2020

Montgomery calls firing by Stars 'appropriate,' enters rehab
DALLAS - Former Dallas Stars coach Jim Montgomery said Friday his abrupt dismissal by the NHL club was "appropriate" and he has entered alcohol rehab. Montgomery's statement was his first public comme...
Jan 03, 2020

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern dies at 77
NEW YORK - David Stern had basketball as a passion and law as a profession, one he figured he could return to if a job at the NBA didn't work out. He never did. Instead he went to Europe, Asia and ple...
Jan 03, 2020

New leader to be chosen by federal Conservative members on June 27
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives will choose their next leader at a convention on June 27 in Toronto. Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt, who is co-organizing the race, said the rules for t...
Jan 03, 2020

Canada's world junior returnees looking for redemption vs. Finland in quarters
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - It's a loss Joe Veleno knows he'll never truly get over. The same goes for Barrett Hayton. Canada was leading Finland 1-0 with under a minute to go in the quar...
Jan 03, 2020

Federal Reserve last month saw a declining risk of recession
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve's policymaking committee saw much less risk of recession at its meeting last month, when it kept interest rates steady after three straight cuts and signalled that it ...
Jan 03, 2020

North East SPCA looking forward to busy 2020
The calendar has turned to 2020 and it looks to be a busy year for the North East SPCA (NESPCA).The most notable event from 2019 though was the opening of the Harry and Eve Vickar Shelter in Melfort i...
Jan 03, 2020 The Harry and Eve Vickar Shelter. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Shaw ready for bounce-back opportunity with Blue Jays after tough 2019
The biggest lesson Travis Shaw took away from a disappointing 2019 season is that 2020 can't get much worse. Shaw, who signed a one-year deal worth US$4 million with the Toronto Blue Jays&nb...
Jan 03, 2020

Montreal airport refuellers to resume negotiation process tomorrow
MONTREAL - The union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports will return to the negotiating table Thursday morning after a second straight day on the ...
Jan 03, 2020

Saskatchewan to see sudden warm temperatures over weekend
Warm air blowing in from the Pacific is bringing an early January warm spell to Saskatchewan, says Environment Canada's David Phillips."Across Alberta, Saskatchewan, we see this balmy kind of conditio...
Jan 03, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)