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Father says teen hockey player paralyzed by on-ice collision inspired by support
WINNIPEG - The father of a junior hockey player left paralysed after an on-ice collision says the 19-year-old has been inspired by the outpouring of support he's received from the hockey communit...
Jan 06, 2020
Chairwoman named to improve cancer outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Dr. Nadine Caron says she hears difficult stories every day from some of her Indigenous patients in rural British Columbia facing a diagnosis of cancer. They tell her why they di...
Jan 06, 2020
Trudeau's new look matches more serious, businesslike approach to being PM
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is sporting a new, more serious look to go with his more businesslike approach to being prime minister. He has returned from more than two weeks vacation in Cost...
Jan 06, 2020
Arsenal beats Leeds 1-0 to reach FA Cup fourth round
LONDON - Reiss Nelson secured Arsenal's passage to the FA Cup fourth round by sealing a 1-0 victory over Leeds after the English Premier League side was initially outplayed by the second-tier opponent...
Jan 06, 2020
Acclaimed Conceptual artist John Baldessari dies at 88
LOS ANGELES - John Baldessari, who pioneered a new genre of art in the 1970s and in the process helped elevate Los Angeles' status in the art world from that of back-water berg to a centre of the Conc...
Jan 06, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Nashville Predators fire coach Peter Laviolette
NASHVILLE - The Nashville Predators have fired head coach Peter Laviolette. More coming. The Associated Press
Jan 06, 2020
Yamaguchi can earn $9.15M over 2 years with Blue Jays
TORONTO - Pitcher Shun Yamaguchi is guaranteed $6.35 million as part of his two-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, a deal that allows the 32-year-old right-hander to earn $9.15 million if he pi...
Jan 06, 2020
Boeing's checklist of 737 Max fixes grows with wiring issue
DALLAS - The list of items Boeing could be forced to fix before federal safety officials let the grounded 737 Max airliner fly again has grown to include a problem with electrical wiring used for the ...
Jan 06, 2020
Trapper snares cougar near Makwa
A licensed trapper near Makwa trapped a cougar in a power snare according to Saskatchewan Conservation officers. Glen Kurjata, a Conservation Officer Service inspector in Meadow Lake, said the protect...
Jan 06, 2020 This Facebook post shows a person posing with the cougar. The Conservation office said numerous people had been photographed with the animal and they could not confirm if the person in this image was the trapper.
Former CFL star receiver Reggie Begelton signs deal with Green Bay Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Reggie Begelton is a Green Bay Packer. The former Calgary Stampeders star receiver signed a reserve/future deal with Green Bay on Monday. The CFL club released Begelton last week to ...
Jan 06, 2020