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NHL Notebook: With Ovechkin set to hit 700 goals, Gretzky record looks in reach
Alex Ovechkin was having a quiet night. Through two periods of action Tuesday, he'd registered a solitary shot attempt that sailed wide, two hits and one giveaway. That was it. Then, as he's...
Feb 07, 2020
Canadian special forces treading carefully in Iraq amid 'sensitive' relations
OTTAWA - Canadian special-forces soldiers are treading carefully in Iraq following an Iranian missile attack against their main base last month and what their commander describes as a sensitive a...
Feb 07, 2020
Former Maple Leaf and Canada's Sports Hall of Famer Brian Glennie dies at 73
TORONTO - Former NHL defenceman Brian Glennie, who spent most of his 10-year career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, has died. He was 73. Glennie, who was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame ...
Feb 07, 2020
Alberta asking 24,000 government staff to take pay cut in latest bargaining
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is asking about 24,000 unionized workers, including sheriffs and social workers, to take a pay cut as part of a new collective agreement.The government is currently n...
Feb 07, 2020 Finance Minister Travis Toews (Photo: The Canadian Press)
Winfrey says King not doing well after social media backlash
NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey says her friend Gayle King is facing death threats following a social media backlash caused by an interview with retired WNBA star Lisa Leslie that concerned the late Kobe Bry...
Feb 07, 2020
Appeal filed for Red Deer man convicted in 2017 stabbing
An appeal has been filed for a Red Deer man convicted in a 2017 stabbing incident.Alberta Justice confirms that a Notice of Appeal was received on Jan. 28 for Linden Joseph Lee Buffalo, 30, who was co...
Feb 07, 2020
Red Deer unemployment rate jumps in January
2020 is off to a brutal start when it comes to local employment numbers. The latest data from Stats Canada shows the unemployment rate for the Red Deer region jumped to 7.4 per cent in January, up fro...
Feb 07, 2020
Probe: No outward engine failure in Bryant helicopter crash
LOS ANGELES - Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any outward evidence of engine failure, the National Transportatio...
Feb 07, 2020
Former CFL head coaches Trestman, Jones both part of XFL's resurrection
Marc Trestman heads into the start of the XFL season looking for answers. The eight-team XFL begins its reincarnation Saturday with two games (D.C. Defenders vs. Seattle Dragons, LA Wildcats vs.&...
Feb 07, 2020
Toronto Arrows have familiar look as Major League Rugby season starts
Major League Rugby kicks off its third season this weekend with three new teams and some big-name additions in South Africa's Tendai (The Beast) Mtawarira and former All Blacks Ma'a Nonu and Rene Rang...
Feb 07, 2020