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Maple Leafs sign goaltender Garret Sparks to one-year contract worth $750,000
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed goaltender Garret Sparks to a one-year contract extension. The contract will carry an average annual value of US$750,000 in 2019-20. The 25-year-old nativ...
Mar 05, 2019
Barrett promoted to senior men's national team GM, Nash takes on adviser role
TORONTO - Canada Basketball promoted Rowan Barrett to general manager of the senior men's national basketball team on Tuesday while Steve Nash moved from GM into a senior adviser r...
Mar 05, 2019
Marchand weighs in on Marner's contract negotiations with Maple Leafs
BOSTON - Mitch Marner and the Toronto Maple Leafs have agreed to put their contract negotiations on hold until the off-season. But that won't stop Brad Marchand of the rival Boston Bruins from weighin...
Mar 05, 2019
Canada's teen phenom Stephen Gogolev aiming for podium in world debut
Stephen Gogolev is barely 14 years old, but there is no childhood naivete to his skating. The Toronto teen has a keen sense of body awareness that belies his age, says Elvis Stojko, and...
Mar 05, 2019
Canada's Roger Sloan looking to gather momentum on second PGA Tour go-around
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - There was a time not that long ago when Roger Sloan would have been thrilled with a top-30 showing on the PGA Tour. In 2019, that doesn't cut it. The 31-year-old C...
Mar 05, 2019
Murky Water: Sask. settlement under water advisory for nearly 18 years
There are people who are almost 18 years old who have never lived in a world where Uranium City hasn't been under a precautionary drinking water advisory.In Part One of Murky Water, we talked about th...
Mar 05, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Lymphedema Awareness Day - March 6
Lymphedema is a chronic swelling of tissue unrelieved by limb elevation or medications, if present more than 3 months. Most often it is present due to inadequate drainage from tissue by veins and lymp...
Mar 05, 2019 : Karen Cay
Tears, moment's silence at Lagerfeld's final Chanel show
PARIS - It was Karl Lagerfeld's final curtain - even though he was missing. Celebrities, supermodels and the fashion industry gathered at Chanel's catwalk show Tuesday to bid adieu to the iconic coutu...
Mar 05, 2019
Ken Burns Prize for Film to honour documentaries
WASHINGTON - The Library of Congress will begin presenting an award named for Ken Burns, who elevated the craft of historical documentaries. Officials announced on Tuesday the creation of the Library ...
Mar 05, 2019
Palace gala marks 50 years since Prince Charles' investiture
LONDON - Britain's senior royals have gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales. The gala event at Buckingham Palace was hosted Tuesday by ...
Mar 05, 2019