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Wild at Target: 2021 NHL Winter Classic headed to Minnesota
DALLAS - The 2021 NHL Winter Classic will be hosted by the Minnesota Wild at Target Field, the home stadium of the MLB's Twins. NHL officials announced the site for next Winter Classic during this sea...
Jan 01, 2020
Former Tory leadership candidate Erin O'Toole revving up for new campaign
OTTAWA - Former Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole held a five-hour meeting in the Toronto area Monday to suss out a plan to make another bid for the party's top job. About 20 people from ...
Jan 01, 2020
Canada's first babies of the new year born seconds after midnight
Some of Canada's newest parents rang in the new year by welcoming the first babies born in 2020 moments after the stroke of midnight. In Quebec, baby Henri made his appearance at a Laval hospital...
Jan 01, 2020
'I just love it more': Habs pick Cole Caufield on his goal-scoring acumen
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Cole Caufield is getting used to the attention. Since being selected 15th overall by the Montreal Canadiens at last June's NHL draft, the diminutive winger has been visited b...
Jan 01, 2020
Owners of pyrrhotite-damaged Quebec homes demand SNC-Lavalin settlement money
MONTREAL - Owners of pyrrhotite-damaged homes across Quebec's Mauricie region are eyeing the $280-million penalty engineering firm SNC-Lavalin was recently ordered to pay for its fraudulent ...
Jan 01, 2020
JPCH welcomes Saskatoon’s new year's baby boy
Saskatoon's first baby of 2020 is a boy, born at 12:13 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2020.Baby Lincoln Joseph was born to parents Elainn and Shaun Guinan at the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH), with everyon...
Jan 01, 2020 Saskatoon's new year's baby boy, Lincoln Joseph, was born at 12:13 a.m. on January 1, 2020 to parents Elainn and Shaun Guinan. (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Kevin Clark scores two as Canada returns to Spengler Cup final
DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada is off to the Spengler Cup final for the fifth year in a row. The national men's hockey team defeated TPS Turku of Finland 6-0 in semifinal action at the annual Christmas t...
Jan 01, 2020
Blue Bombers release defensive back Marcus Sayles to pursue NFL opportunities
WINNIPEG - Defensive back Marcus Sayles was released by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Wednesday so he can pursue opportunities in the NFL. The 25-year-old international player had several tryouts with ...
Jan 01, 2020
Montreal airport refuellers, Swissport to resume negotiations tomorrow
MONTREAL - Swissport Canada and the union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports will return to the negotiating table Thursday morning after a second stra...
Jan 01, 2020
Canada's Alexis Lafreniere to return from knee injury at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Alexis Lafreniere will be in the lineup when Canada meets Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship Thursday. The star winger and projec...
Jan 01, 2020