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Ex-Cowboys player Brent arrested on assault, other charges
DALLAS - Former Dallas Cowboys player Josh Brent is being held on charges that include assaulting a public servant after authorities say officers found him intoxicated outside a Dallas-area fast food ...
Jul 01, 2019
Canucks ink defenceman Tyler Myers to five-year deal worth US$30 million
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have made their first move in free agency, confirming the long-rumoured signing of defenceman Tyler Myers. The 29-year-old has agreed to a five-year contract worth an...
Jul 01, 2019
Maple Leafs sign veteran centre and Toronto native Jason Spezza to one-year deal
TORONTO - Jason Spezza is coming home. The veteran centre signed a one-year contract worth US$700,000 with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday as NHL free agency opened. Spezza, 36, has recorded 332 goa...
Jul 01, 2019
Marnie McBean named Canada's chef de mission for 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics
OTTAWA - Marnie McBean is ready to inject some confidence into Canada's Olympic team. McBean was named Canada's chef de mission for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games on Monday as part of the Canad...
Jul 01, 2019
Goaltender Keith Kinkaid signs with Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed Keith Kinkaid as a backup goaltender to Carey Price. The deal, finalized on Canada Day, is for one year and US$1.75 million. Kinkaid, who turns 30 on...
Jul 01, 2019
Drowned father and daughter mourned at El Salvador cemetery
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The bodies of a man and his young daughter who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas are being laid to rest in their native El Salvador. About 50 people are car...
Jul 01, 2019
Leclerc takes Austrian GP pole, Hamilton 5th after penalty
SPIELBERG, Austria - Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc won the pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, while Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton drew a three-place grid penalty and will start in fift...
Jul 01, 2019
Canada's Schnur makes Wimbledon as lucky loser after Coric withdraws
WIMBLEDON, United Kingdom - Brayden Schnur of Pickering, Ont., made the men's singles draw at Wimbledon on Saturday as the lucky loser. Schnur will play Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus on Tuesday in the gr...
Jul 01, 2019
Garbage-hauling ship arrives in Canada after journey from Philippines
VANCOUVER - An infamous load of Canadian trash that had been rotting in the Philippines for more than five years has come full circle, arriving by ship at a port south of Vancouver on Saturday mo...
Jul 01, 2019
Garbage-hauling ship arrives in Canada after journey from Philippines
VANCOUVER - An infamous load of Canadian trash that had been rotting in the Philippines for more than five years has come full circle, arriving by ship at a port south of Vancouver on Saturday mo...
Jul 01, 2019
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