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Star point guard Kyle Lowry ruled out for Raptors game against Jazz
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet doesn’t believe in New Years resolutions. If he did, playing with a greater sense of urgency in 2019 would be one. The Toronto Raptors have been playing the long game thi...
Dec 31, 2018
Liberals look to infrastructure bank to finance rural, remote broadband internet
OTTAWA - The federal infrastructure minister says he is looking to connect private backers with some of the country’s rural and northern communities to pay for badly needed broadband internet co...
Dec 31, 2018
Figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond to receive Order of Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Figure skating champion Kaetlyn Osmond will be receiving the highest honour in her home province - the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. Osmond, 23, left Marystown, N.L., fo...
Dec 31, 2018
Top stories of 2018 - July-Dec.
JULY 2018 1 – Manuel Lopez Obrador won Mexico’s presidential election, defeating incumbent Enrique Pena Nieto. He took office on Dec 1. 1- NHL all-star free agent centre John Tavares signe...
Dec 31, 2018
Kings Hockey in first place heading into second half of season
The RDC Kings lead a tight pack atop the ACAC Men's Hockey standings. The Kings finished the first semester with a 10-2-2 record, good for 22 points and a two-point lead over second place NAIT. Grant ...
Dec 31, 2018
Verizon reaches deal to continue carrying Disney channels
Verizon customers can continue to watch ESPN, ABC and other channels owned by Disney after the two companies announced a deal over programming fees. The telecommunications giant and the entertainment ...
Dec 31, 2018
South Africa's Zuma will head to recording studio in 2019
JOHANNESBURG - Driven from office by scandal, former South African president Jacob Zuma plans to record music in 2019. An official says Zuma, who resigned in February, will in April record “his ...
Dec 31, 2018
Throngs packing into Times Square for rainy New Year's Eve
NEW YORK - Revelers in New York’s Times Square are contending with rain drops and a bit of price gouging ahead of the New Year’s Eve ball drop. Monday’s rainy, but mild weather saw s...
Dec 31, 2018
Canada drops shootout against Finland's KalPa Kuopio in Spengler Cup final
DAVOS, Switzerland - Jaakko Rissanen scored in the eighth round of a shootout to give Finnish club KalPa Kuopio a 2-1 win over three-time defending champion Canada in the final of the Spengler Cup on ...
Dec 31, 2018
Expect Alberta's male hockey to be in medal mix at 2019 Games
The head scout for Team Alberta's U16 male hockey team for the 2019 Canada Winter Games is confident his team is ready for a strong performance. Jamie Porter says selecting the squad was a tough task....
Dec 31, 2018