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Ottawa 67's boss Andre Tourigny gets call to coach Canada's junior team
CALGARY - After serving as an assistant coach this year for Canada's gold medal-winning team, Andre Tourigny has earned a promotion for the 2021 world junior hockey championship. The native of Nicolet...
Jan 27, 2020
Rebels-Hurricanes blood donor challenge coming down to the wire
The annual blood donation challenge between the Red Deer Rebels and Lethbridge Hurricanes is as close as it gets heading into its final week. After a significant boost in blood donations in Lethbridge...
Jan 27, 2020
Justices allow enforcement of new green card rule
WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to put in place a policy connecting the use of public benefits with whether immigrants could become permanent residents....
Jan 27, 2020
Auschwitz survivors warn of rising anti-Semitism 75 years on
OSWIECIM, Poland - Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp prayed and wept as they marked the 75th anniversary of its liberation, returning Monday to the place where they lost entire families a...
Jan 27, 2020
Avenatti greets prospective jurors for extortion trial
NEW YORK - California lawyer Michael Avenatti stood to greet 120 prospective jurors who came to a New York courtroom Monday to fill out questionnaires for his trial on charges he tried to extort milli...
Jan 27, 2020
Volatility defines Democratic race as candidates flood Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidates roared back into Iowa on Saturday touting fresh endorsements, critiquing their rivals and predicting victories in the caucuses that will soon laun...
Jan 27, 2020
Trump upbeat on peace plan despite Palestinian rejection
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that while the Palestinians have already rejected his proposed Mideast peace deal, he expects they ultimately will agree to the blueprint the White Hous...
Jan 27, 2020
Lawson feels time is now for single-event sports wagering in Canada
TORONTO - Jim Lawson firmly believes the time is now for single-event sports wagering in Canada. The issue gained some traction during last fall's federal election, however single-event bett...
Jan 27, 2020
Edmonton Eskimos sign returner Christion Jones to contact extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos signed American returner Christion Jones to a contract extension Monday. Details weren't immediately available. Jones was set to become a free agent next mont...
Jan 27, 2020
Canada's Brigitte Thibault returns to Augusta National Women's Amateur
Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., is headed back to the Augusta National Women's Amateur. The 21-year-old was the only Canadian in the field at the inaugural event last year and was officially invi...
Jan 27, 2020