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Canadian players return home from world juniors after winning gold
TORONTO - Canada captain Barrett Hayton had the honour of being the first to raise the world junior championship trophy before letting his teammates have their turn. After returning to ...
Jan 08, 2020
Yamamoto already comfortable with Oilers linemates Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins
TORONTO - The way Kailer Yamamoto laughs and jokes around with his teammates in the Edmonton Oilers locker room, you'd think he was a seasoned NHL veteran. But the truth is the 21-year-old Yamamo...
Jan 08, 2020
Talent available but MLS draft diluted with clubs developing homegrown players
Talent is available Thursday but the MLS SuperDraft does not pack the punch it once did, with clubs focusing on developing their own talent via homegrown players. Still, Canadians Ryan Raposo (Sy...
Jan 08, 2020
B.C. LNG pipeline project to resume work despite opposition, says company
VICTORIA - The company building a natural gas pipeline as part of a $40 billion liquefied natural gas project in northern British Columbia says it plans to resume construction desp...
Jan 08, 2020
B.C. Lions lead coach Rick Campbell unveils his 2020 coaching staff
VANCOUVER - B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell has settled on a staff for 2020. Campbell, who the Lions hired in December to replace the departed DeVone Claybrooks, unveiled his staff for the up...
Jan 08, 2020
Canadian Alistair Johnston looks to take next soccer step in MLS SuperDraft
Alistair Johnston enters the MLS SuperDraft with a highlight reel to remember. The 21-year-old from Aurora, Ont., who switched to right back from central midfield at Wake Forest in 2019, scored t...
Jan 08, 2020
Retirement has been a rocky road for Osmond, who hopes to help other young women
TORONTO - For the better part of two decades, Kaetlyn Osmond knew exactly what she'd be doing every day. Her world and her schedule revolved around figure skating. The 24-year-old announced her ...
Jan 08, 2020
Judge weighs bid to stop Trump's refugee resettlement limit
GREENBELT, Md. - A federal judge on Wednesday pressed a government lawyer to explain why President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing state and local governments to reject refugees, quest...
Jan 08, 2020
Canada will consider more aid for Australia as bush fires burn across country
OTTAWA - Nearly 100 Canadian fire experts have been sent to Australia to help battle one of the worst wildfire seasons the country has ever seen. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne s...
Jan 08, 2020
Iran attack underscores need for new air defences: Canadian Army
OTTAWA - The Canadian Army says the launching of Iranian missiles against military bases in Iraq highlights the need for a new system to defend Canadian troops against enemy air attacks from aircraft,...
Jan 08, 2020