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US challenges China, EU and others at WTO over steel tariffs
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Monday brought cases against China, the European Union, Canada, Mexico and Turkey at the World Trade Organization for retaliating against American tariffs on i...
Jul 16, 2018
Boateng's switch from soccer to track pays off with national silver medal
TORONTO - For a moment, the announcers at the recent Canadian track and field championships thought Bismark Boateng had won the tightest 100 metre final in the history of the meet. And so did Boateng....
Jul 16, 2018
Lethbridge hockey player out of intensive care, able to communicate
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Alberta player with the Western Hockey League who was seriously burned while hanging out at a backyard firepit is out of intensive care. Family of Ryan Vandervlis say the Lethbr...
Jul 16, 2018
Lacombe Corn Maze celebrates Canadian Finals Rodeo
LACOMBE- In honour of the Canadian Finals Rodeo’s inaugural appearance in Red Deer, the Kraay Family Farm 2018 corn maze design is CFR-inspired. Thsi year’s Lacombe Corn Maze maze covers o...
Jul 16, 2018
Ontario trade minister heading to Washington to defend auto industry
TORONTO - Ontario’s trade minister will travel to Washington this week to defend the province’s auto industry at a U.S. Department of Commerce hearing. Jim Wilson said he will be speaking ...
Jul 16, 2018
Forward Nick Paul signs one-year deal with Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - Forward Nick Paul has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators. The contract is worth US$650,000 in the NHL and $80,000 in the AHL. The 23-year-old Paul had one goal in 11...
Jul 16, 2018
Canadian Adam Hadwin feels better the second time around at British Open
In a recent video posted to Instagram, Adam Hadwin was preparing for this week’s British Open by hitting balls in his backyard in Phoenix. It may seem counterproductive, climate-wise, except it ...
Jul 16, 2018
Hungry headache: German city seeks to evict big catfish
BERLIN - A German city is looking for a way to get rid of a giant catfish that is believed to have developed a taste for ducklings after eating all of its fellow fish in the municipal pond. The roughl...
Jul 16, 2018
Cemented into a Senators-Sabres rivalry, Biron says Emery a respected opponent
TORONTO - A decade after an infamous line brawl that included both goaltenders dropping the gloves at centre ice, Martin Biron gave Ray Emery a chance to take one final blow. Emery declined. A Buffalo...
Jul 16, 2018
First-round pick Rasmus Sandin signs with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - First-round pick Rasmus Sandin has signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs picked the 18-year-old Swedish defenceman 29th overall in the NHL draft last ...
Jul 16, 2018