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Toronto Raptors sign guard Jodie Meeks for rest of season
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed guard Jodie Meeks for the remainder of the season. The six-foot-four, 210-pound Meeks signed a 10-day contract with the Raptors on Feb. 20. He averaged 7.5 po...
Mar 26, 2019
Kenney promises reforms, expansion to trades education
EDMONTON – Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says he will expand access to and education in the skilled trades if he becomes premier. Kenney says apprenticeship learning has every ...
Mar 26, 2019
Blue Jays name rookie Trent Thornton to starting rotation in place of Borucki
MONTREAL - With opening day around the corner, the Toronto Blue Jays plugged a hole in their starting rotation. The Blue Jays named right-hander Trent Thornton to the starting five on Tuesday, giving ...
Mar 26, 2019
Lightning reward head coach Jon Cooper with multi-year contract extension
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed head coach Jon Cooper to a multi-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. A native of Prince George, B.C., Cooper has been behind the Tamp...
Mar 26, 2019
Manitoba awareness campaign aims to stop sexual harassment of civil servants
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is undertaking a governmentwide awareness campaign to ensure employees aren’t facing sexual harassment at work. The campaign includes six posters that explain ...
Mar 26, 2019
Save The Children: 7 killed in airstrike on Yemen hospital
A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said. The international aid organization, which supports...
Mar 26, 2019
Tavares has come as advertised, and then some, in special 1st season with Leafs
TORONTO - Morgan Rielly had a good idea of what the Toronto Maple Leafs were getting in John Tavares the player. What impresses him even more - if that’s possible considering the star centreR...
Mar 26, 2019
Print room closing at Red Deer Advocate, Red Deer Express ending
The union representing workers at the Red Deer Advocate says it is extremely disappointed and saddened that 25 employees - more than half of its staff at the newspaper - are being laid off. Effective ...
Mar 26, 2019
Red Deer-South Alberta Party candidate says 'authenticity' key to election success
The Alberta Party candidate for Red Deer-South says she and her party need to stick to their authenticity to be successful in this campaign. Ryan McDougall describes the Alberta Party as a strong part...
Mar 26, 2019
Bellator champion Rory MacDonald walking a different path these days
TORONTO - Rory (Red King) MacDonald was broken physically and mentally after his 2015 loss to then-UFC champion (Ruthless) Robbie Lawler at UFC 189. “My life was kind of going in a downward dire...
Mar 26, 2019