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Hockey Day in Canada showcases key games for country's NHL teams
VANCOUVER - An annual celebration of everything hockey will have extra implications for many Canadian NHL teams this year. Six of the country's seven squads are still in the hunt for playoff spot...
Feb 08, 2019
Case of accused in Fredericton shooting spree delayed another month
FREDERICTON - The Fredericton man accused of murdering four people in an August shooting spree returned to court today, but his case was delayed because his psychiatric assessment is taking ...
Feb 08, 2019
Scott Brison bids farewell to House of Commons, announces resignation date
OTTAWA - Scott Brison was feted Wednesday as a trailblazer for gay rights as he announced his intention to retire from federal politics this weekend. Brison - who made history as C...
Feb 08, 2019
Canadian men's rugby team looks to rebound against Brazil after Uruguay loss
After a disappointing last-ditch loss in Uruguay last week, Canada coach Kingsley Jones chose to think of the positives ahead of Saturday's Americas Rugby Championship test against Brazil. The Ca...
Feb 08, 2019
'Wicked' movie musical to fly into theatres Christmas 2021
LOS ANGELES - The winds have changed again for the long-awaited movie version of the hit musical "Wicked." Universal Pictures says Friday that the film will land in theatres on Dec. 22, 2021. It had o...
Feb 08, 2019
Laptop likely holds key to missing $180 million in cryptocurrency: experts
HALIFAX - In an office in Toronto, there's a laptop that could contain the keys to unlock $180 million in digital assets - virtual money possibly lost after the recent death of the...
Feb 08, 2019
Wild hockey brawl leads to suspensions of 15 players, both head coaches
HALIFAX - Two head coaches and 15 players have been suspended after an ugly university hockey brawl that has raised questions about the sport's culture of trash talking - and attitudes toward sexual a...
Feb 08, 2019
Liberal backbencher apologizes for not including women in notable calendar
WINNIPEG - A Liberal member of Parliament has apologized for putting out a calendar that features a list of notable Canadians that does not include any women. "I was attempting to highlight ...
Feb 08, 2019
New schedule will shave months off construction of navy support vessel: Shipyard
OTTAWA - The Vancouver shipyard building the navy's new support ships says the decision to push one of those vessels to the front of the construction queue will shave months, rather than years, off it...
Feb 08, 2019
Riders head coach Dickenson names Shivers as defensive co-ordinator
REGINA - Craig Dickenson has settled on a defensive co-ordinator. The Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach announced Friday that defensive back coach Jason Shivers has been promoted to the post.&n...
Feb 08, 2019