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Keefe facing 1st real test with Maple Leafs as struggling Toronto hits the road
TORONTO - Sheldon Keefe's tenure as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn't have started any better. A re-energized roster blasted out of the gate with a trio of road wins f...
Dec 06, 2019
Halifax Thunderbirds set to make National Lacrosse League debut on Saturday
Cody Jamieson has played lacrosse his whole life, including suiting up for the Knighthawks the past nine years in Rochester, N.Y. Now he gets to show Halifax what the sport he loves is all about. The ...
Dec 06, 2019
Inuit sharing ancient knowledge of ice, sea and land with social media app Siku
HALIFAX - A social media app geared towards the outdoor lives of Inuit launched Wednesday with features that tie traditional knowledge to smartphone technology. The Siku app and web platform...
Dec 06, 2019
Impact re-sign goalkeeper Clement Diop to one-year deal with option for 2021
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed French goalkeeper Clement Diop to a one-year contract with an option for 2021. The 26-year-old has spent the last two Major League Soccer seasons with the Im...
Dec 06, 2019
Three months later, no sign of missing 72-year-old Falkland man
FALKLAND, B.C. - Police in the North Okanagan are asking the public for more help in the search for a 72-year-old man who's been missing for three months.In a news release, Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP ...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: RCMP Handout
St. Petersburg mayor shoots down plan for Rays to play in Montreal before 2028
MONTREAL - A potential return of Major League Baseball to Montreal is on hold until at least 2028 after the mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., said negotiations to split the Tampa Bay Rays' home dates hav...
Dec 06, 2019
Jimmy Carter released from Georgia hospital
AMERICUS, Ga. - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was released from a hospital Wednesday after being treated for a urinary tract infection. Carter, 95, was discharged from Phoebe Sumter Medical Cente...
Dec 06, 2019
AFI names 'Joker,' 'Jojo' among top 10 films of the year
NEW YORK - The American Film Institute on Wednesday named its top 10 movies of the year, including Todd Phillips' comic-book sensation "Joker," Taika Waititi's World War II romp "Jojo Rabbit" and Lulu...
Dec 06, 2019
SOUND OFF: NDP taxes continue to take toll on B.C. businesses
AS WE NEAR THE end of this decade and roll into 2020, I hope that the double-meaning of that number is not lost on British Columbians. It also refers to one's clarity of vision - in other words, being...
Dec 06, 2019 Image Credit: © Project007 | Dreamstime.com
Baragano to attend Switzerland's world junior hockey camp
KAMLOOPS - The Blazers will be losing its other import playing for the final portion of their six-game Prairie road trip. Defenseman Inaki Baragano has been invited to Switzerland's world junior hocke...
Dec 06, 2019 Blazers defenseman Inaki Baragano has been invited to Switzerland's world junior hockey camp. He leaves the team on Monday (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
