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Sony booming on hit 'Demon Slayer,' headed to record profit
TOKYO - Sony Corp.'s its fiscal third quarter profit jumped 62%, positioning the Japanese entertainment and electronics giant for a record annual profit as its bottom line got a healthy boost from its...
Feb 03, 2021
Puljujarvi scores two, Oilers sweep Senators with 4-2 win
EDMONTON - Jesse Puljujarvi had a pair of goals and the Edmonton Oilers posted a 4-2 win over the slumping Ottawa Senators on Tuesday to sweep the two-game series. It was the first time in more than t...
Feb 02, 2021
Alberta reports 57 variant cases of COVID-19 virus, daycare, schools affected
EDMONTON - Alberta now has 57 cases of the variant strains of COVID-19, with a daycare and three Calgary school classrooms affected.Chief medical health officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw says there are 50 cas...
Feb 02, 2021
Hockey Alberta cancels remainder of AAA and AA seasons
Hockey Alberta has cancelled AAA and AA regular league play for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. The decision came Tuesday afternoon on the heels of the provincial government's multi-phase plan fo...
Feb 02, 2021
Ehlers goal stands up as winner for Winnipeg Jets in 3-2 win over Flames
WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored the eventual game-winner for the Winnipeg Jets in a 3-2 win Tuesday over the visiting Calgary Flames. Trevor Lewis and Derek Forbort also scored for Winnipeg (6-3-1). ...
Feb 02, 2021
Allegations of inappropriate behaviour against Vance 'troubling': Defence leaders
OTTAWA - Canada's top defence officials say they are troubled by allegations that former defence chief Jonathan Vance engaged in inappropriate behaviour with female subordinates. Global News reported ...
Feb 02, 2021
Preliminary hearing booked for man accused of stealing $200,000 from Rotary club
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Drayton Valley man accused of defrauding a local not-for-profit organization of more than $200,000. Mounties began investigating in September 2018 after ...
Feb 02, 2021
Toffoli, Anderson each score twice, Canadiens down Canucks 5-3 in Weber's 1,00th game
MONTREAL - Tyler Toffoli and Josh Anderson each scored twice, and the Montreal Canadiens celebrated captain Shea Weber's 1,000th game with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Toffoli cont...
Feb 02, 2021
Raptors' Fred VanVleet scores franchise-high 54 points in win over Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. - Fred VanVleet, hitting 11 three-pointers, put on a show with a franchise-record 54 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic 123-108 on Tuesday. The Raptors' previous si...
Feb 02, 2021
WHO team visits Wuhan research lab at centre of speculation
WUHAN, China - World Health Organization investigators on Wednesday visited a research centre in the Chinese city of Wuhan that has been the subject of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus...
Feb 02, 2021