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ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff dies at 34
BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff, known for his outgoing and friendly personality, dapper dress and great love of sports, has died. He was 34. The sports network announce...
Dec 27, 2019

Optimist Chiefs set to battle at Mac's Midget tournament
The puck drops today at the 42nd annual Mac's Midget AAA World Invitational Tournament in Calgary, with the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs set to take part once again.The prestigious ice hockey tournament h...
Dec 27, 2019

Ace left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu signs with Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have signed star left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu to a four-year, US$80-million contract. The 32-year-old Korean led the majors with a 2.32 ERA last season and finished second ...
Dec 27, 2019

Sex abuse complainants suing Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man whose sex abuse convictions were quashed by the Supreme Court of Canada is being sued by six complainants who say he inflicted a lifetime of emotional harm. A&nbs...
Dec 27, 2019

Freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury wins top male athlete of the year honours
MONTREAL - Mikael Kingsbury is truly a dominant force. Kingsbury has nine wins in 11 World Cup starts the past two years. And the native of Deux Montagnes, Que., whose career average surpasses one vic...
Dec 27, 2019

Lacombe County finds success despite challenging year
The reeve of Lacombe County is describing 2019 as a successful, yet challenging year.Paula Law says despite that the challenges they faced, a lot of good work was done."We've been working on Intermuni...
Dec 27, 2019

Liberals face challenge to climate, economic policies early in 2020
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads into 2020 promising to chart a path to Canada's most ambitious greenhouse-gas emissions target yet: getting to a point within 30 years where Canada is addi...
Dec 27, 2019

‘Mame,’ ‘Hello, Dolly!’ composer Jerry Herman dies at 88
Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as "Mame," "Hello, Dolly!" and "La Cage aux Folles," died Thursday. He was 88. Hi...
Dec 27, 2019

'Itch like crazy:' Edmonton boy battles ultra-rare disease
EDMONTON - Armando Perez was only three months old when he got itchy. His mom, Alexandra Perez, says it wasn't normal scratching that could be fixed with a cute pair of baby mittens. It was so bad tha...
Dec 27, 2019

Trudeau on climate and ultra-rare disease; In The News for Dec. 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 27. What we are watching in Canada ... Pr...
Dec 27, 2019