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Canadian long-track speedskating team finds temporary home in B.C.
Canada's long-track speedskating team is chasing ice to Fort St. John, B.C. The country's top speedskaters have been without ice in Calgary's Olympic Oval since early September because of a mechanical...
Oct 28, 2020
Wayne Gretzky reflects on the life, legacy of Joey Moss: 'He gave parents hope'
Wayne Gretzky and his teammates used to joke that Joey Moss would be a staple with the Edmonton Oilers long after their playing careers were finished. Turns out those future Hall of Famers had i...
Oct 28, 2020
American Hockey League's 31 teams aim to open next season in early February
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American Hockey League hopes to start its next season in February. The AHL announced Wednesday it is targeting Feb. 5, 2021 as the start date for next season. The league has n...
Oct 28, 2020
Former DHS official says he wrote 'Anonymous' Trump critique
WASHINGTON - A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name "Anonymous" made his identify public Wednesday. Miles Taylor, a former chief of s...
Oct 28, 2020
Don Mazankowski, former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, dies at 85
OTTAWA - Don Mazankowski, a former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, has died at the age of 85. Speaker Anthony Rota announced the news in the House of Commons today and MPs held a moment of silence in...
Oct 28, 2020
Senators sign veteran forward Alex Galchenyuk to one-year, $1.05-million contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators' busy off-season continued Wednesday with the signing of forward Alex Galchenyuk.The one-year deal is worth US$1.05 million. The 26-year-old Galchenyuk was an unrestricted...
Oct 28, 2020
Red Deer company called upon to handle blown out gas well in India
The blowout of a major gas well in India this spring led to a call for help from a Red Deer-based company for its equipment and expertise.Piston Well Services - described as a leader in snubbing and h...
Oct 28, 2020
Ontario ponders end to six-month abstinence requirement for liver transplants
TORONTO - A contentious requirement that would-be liver transplant recipients stay away from alcohol for six months could be scrapped, according to a new recommendation before the agency that runs Ont...
Oct 28, 2020
Hospital, residential areas hit in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
YEREVAN, Armenia - Rockets hit a hospital and residential areas Wednesday amid deadly fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that has raged for...
Oct 28, 2020
Junior hockey employment lawsuit on thin ice; judges refuse to OK $30-million deal
TORONTO - A $30-million settlement of three class actions over the alleged failure to pay junior hockey players the minimum wage has been thrown into jeopardy after three judges refused to sign off on...
Oct 28, 2020