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MacLean says “Coach’s Corner is no more” following Cherry’s dismissal from HNIC
TORONTO - Ron MacLean addressed Don Cherry's dismissal with a lengthy monologue during the first period intermission of Saturday's "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast, saying "Coach's Corner is no more...
Nov 17, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
New case of vaping-related illness in Quebec brings national total to 8
MONTREAL - The third case of severe lung illness related to vaping has been confirmed in Quebec, the province's Health Department said Friday. Department spokeswoman Noemie Vanheuverzwijn said the&nbs...
Nov 17, 2019
Collaros, Fajardo to battle as Bombers, Riders meet in West final
A tale of two quarterbacks will reach its conclusion Sunday in the CFL's West Division final.Zach Collaros and Cody Fajardo are set to cross paths as opponents for the first time since an illegal hit ...
Nov 17, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Canadian men will play Olympic basketball qualifying tournament in Victoria
Hosting an Olympic qualifying tournament for men's basketball was simply too good an opportunity for Glen Grunwald to pass up. The Canada Basketball CEO thinks it's a win-win situation as it was annou...
Nov 17, 2019
Closing arguments begin in B.C. case launched in 2009 over private health care
VANCOUVER - A framed iconic photo in Dr. Brian Day's office shows Muhammad Ali raising a triumphant gloved hand as he stares down at his opponent splayed on the mat after a first-round ...
Nov 17, 2019
Red tape, lack of experience slowing $60B warship project: Former DND official
OTTAWA - A former Defence Department official has pulled back the curtains on what he says are some serious problems with Canada's $60-billion effort to buy new warships for the navy, including r...
Nov 17, 2019
Leaders of Russia, Ukraine to meet to discuss conflict
PARIS - The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet in Paris on Dec. 9 to try to seek a settlement for the five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine that has killed 13,000 people. French ...
Nov 17, 2019
Greens to vote against Liberal throne speech unless carbon targets toughened: May
OTTAWA - Capping a week of meetings with opposition leaders, Justin Trudeau met Friday with the Green party's Elizabeth May, who says she will vote against the Liberal go...
Nov 17, 2019
Saturday's Scoreboard
Here are the results from Saturday...WHLWinnipeg 5, Everett 4 (OT)Kelowna 4, Kamloops 3Medicine Hat 5, Edmonton 1Red Deer 4, Brandon 3Regina 4, Prince Albert 3 (SO)Calgary 4, Saskatoon 1Seattle 5, Por...
Nov 17, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
N. Scott Momaday remembers 1969 Pulitzer, promises memoir
SANTA FE, N.M. - Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his groundbreaking novel "House Made of Dawn," said he's not done writing and vows to finish his long-anticipated m...
Nov 17, 2019