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Despite some surprising misses, Canada assured of highest Winter Olympic medal count
Canada is assured of its highest medal count at a Winter Olympics with two days of competition to go, and that’s without expected contributions in sports it normally dominates. A three-medal day...
Feb 22, 2018
Connor McDavid scores winner, Oilers beat Avalanche 3-2 in overtime
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers weren’t about to let another 2-0 lead slip away. Connor McDavid scored in overtime and added an assist as the Oilers held on for a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Av...
Feb 22, 2018
Quebec woman pleads guilty in Australian cocaine smuggling case
MONTREAL - A 24-year-old woman who was one of three Quebecers in Australia charged with drug smuggling has pleaded guilty to importing cocaine in commercial quantities. Melina Roberge pleaded guilty i...
Feb 22, 2018
Science Says No, Your Urine Is Not Sterile
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Feb 22, 2018
Nikita Kucherov reaches 80-point mark as Lightning down Senators 4-3
OTTAWA - The Senators are finding it difficult to stay focused with the NHL’s trade deadline quickly approaching. Nikita Kucherov picked up two assists Thursday night to hit the 80-point mark as...
Feb 22, 2018
Auto and agri-food sectors need funds to survive Pacific trade deal, Wynne says
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne says the province’s automotive and agri-food sectors will need billions in funding from the federal government to survive the impact of the recently rebo...
Feb 22, 2018
Antti Niemi makes 31 saves, Habs beat Rangers to snap six-game losing streak
MONTREAL - In spite of Montreal’s tumultuous season, which will likely end without the promise of playoff hockey, Brendan Gallagher says it’s still “nice to win.” The Canadiens...
Feb 22, 2018
Matthews scores, then leaves with injury in 4-3 shootout win against Islanders
TORONTO - Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock admitted his team wasn’t very good Thursday night after squeezing out a 4-3 shootout victory over the New York Islanders. And his players know things cou...
Feb 22, 2018
A look at some reaction to the verdict in the Tina Fontaine case in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg jury has acquitted Raymond Cormier, 56, of the second-degree murder of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. Here is what some politicians are saying in the wake of the verdict: “The ...
Feb 22, 2018
NewsAlert: Canadians finish 1-2 in Olympic women's skicross
BOKWANG, Korea, Republic Of - Canadian women have finished 1-2 in skicross at the Pyeongchang Winter Games with Kelsey Serwa of Kelowna, B.C., taking gold and Brittany Phelan of Mont-Tremblant, Que., ...
Feb 22, 2018