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Canadiens sign free-agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk to one-year contract
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin sold the acquisition of Ilya Kovalchuk on Friday as a low-risk move designed to offset several injuries to the club's forward group. T...
Jan 05, 2020
Killing of Iranian general sparks concerns for safety of Canadian troops
OTTAWA - The safety of Canadians in the Middle East is the government's "paramount concern" following the death of a top Iranian general in an American airstrike, Foreign Affairs Minist...
Jan 05, 2020
Balotelli again subjected to racist abuse in Serie A match
BRESCIA, Italy - There was yet another incident of racism in Serie A on Sunday as Mario Balotelli was once again the target of racist chants in Brescia's 2-1 defeat at home to Lazio. The match was hal...
Jan 05, 2020
IIHF chief Rene Fasel: NHL must decide on Olympic participation by late August
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Rene Fasel is holding out hope the NHL goes to the 2022 Olympics. The president of the International Ice Hockey Federation also isn't willing to wait as long as he ...
Jan 05, 2020
Iraq's Parliament calls for expulsion of U.S. troops
BAGHDAD - Iraq's Parliament called for the expulsion of U.S. troops from the country Sunday in reaction to the American drone attack that killed a top Iranian general, raising the prospect of a withdr...
Jan 05, 2020
Canadian aid worker Peter Dalglish set to appeal child sex conviction in Nepal
TORONTO - A prominent Canadian aid worker convicted of sexually assaulting two children in Nepal is set to argue he was the victim of a police conspiracy and unfair trial. In legal materials ahead of ...
Jan 05, 2020
China-Canada relations hang in the balance as Meng extradition case to heat up
VANCOUVER - The international spotlight will be turned on British Columbia's Supreme Court this month as Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing is set to begin, more than a year...
Jan 05, 2020
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby arrested on battery charge
MIAMI - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was arrested on a battery charge Thursday night in Miami after arguing with a music promoter over payment for a performance, Miami police said in an arrest warra...
Jan 05, 2020
Oil prices surge, stocks fall after US kills Iranian general
Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street and oil prices surged Friday after a U.S. strike killed a top Iranian general in Iraq, raising tensions in the Middle East. The selling, which lost some momentum tow...
Jan 05, 2020
Russia halts oil supplies to Belarus in push for closer ties
MINSK, Belarus - Russia has halted oil supplies to Belarus as talks on strengthening economic ties remained stalled over concerns that Russia could effectively swallow up its neighbour. In a case that...
Jan 05, 2020