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Last-place Ottawa Senators upset provincial rival Toronto Maple Leafs
OTTAWA - The best thing the Toronto Maple Leafs can say about this week is that it's over. The Leafs lost 6-2 to the last-place Ottawa Senators on Saturday night, concluding a week that saw ...
Mar 18, 2019
Winnipeg Jets edge Calgary Flames in Western Conference showdown
Winnipeg Jets winger Mathieu Perreault felt like he had scored a game-winning goal in the playoffs. In reality, it was just a regular-season game between two Western Conference heavyweights - but...
Mar 18, 2019
Ex-Alouette Johnny Manziel signs with new Alliance league, will join Memphis
Johnny Football is heading to Memphis to resume his football career. Former Montreal Alouettes quarterback Johnny Manziel signed with the Alliance of American Football on Saturday night and will join ...
Mar 18, 2019
Country star Kane Brown countersues producer over contract
NASHVILLE - Country star Kane Brown and Atlanta-based producer Polow Da Don are embroiled in a contract dispute that has both sides claiming they are owed money. The Grammy-nominated producer, whose r...
Mar 18, 2019
Union head praises Jays for raising minor league pay by half
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Union head Tony Clark lauded the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for giving minor league players a 50 per cent raise, and he hopes other clubs do the same. Representatives from the players...
Mar 18, 2019
Dance studio facing bylaw charges after noise complaints from Burton Cummings
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - An owner of a Saskatchewan fitness studio who says Canadian rock legend Burton Cummings complained about her music is facing noise bylaw charges. Kyra Klassen, who owns Da...
Mar 18, 2019
Playoffs a certainty, Flames set sights on improving post-season position
CALGARY - Their first practice after securing an NHL playoff berth was remarkably ordinary for the Calgary Flames. The first Western Conference and Canadian team this season to lock down a p...
Mar 18, 2019
Canadian Elena Gaskell captures Crystal Globe after bronze at home
QUEBEC - Canadian Elena Gaskell earned the Crystal Globe for the 2018-19 freestyle skiing big air campaign after capturing a bronze medal in the season-ending World Cup on Saturday. The...
Mar 18, 2019
Reliance on equalization not a factor in Quebec's low productivity rate: author
MONTREAL - Despite low unemployment and a strong economy, Quebec continues to have problems generating wealth and its citizens have less money to save and spend compared with Canadians in every o...
Mar 18, 2019
Budget 2019: Five things to watch for in the Liberals' final fiscal blueprint
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will release the Trudeau government's final budget of its mandate Tuesday, just seven months before the next federal election. Here are some thing...
Mar 18, 2019