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Review: 'Hi, My Name is Dicky' a gritty account of a former NHLer's path to sobriety
TORONTO - Richard Clune remembers the drive - the pain, the anxiety, the uncertainty, the fear. It was the spring of 2010 and Clune, who had made his NHL debut earlier that season, was final...
Aug 18, 2020
CFL hits the upright and cancels the 2020 Season
In a sense the CFL pulling the plug on the 2020 Season mirrors the 2019 Western Final when the Riders were driving at the end of the game and a pass that probably would have been caught for a tying to...
Aug 18, 2020
Mali soldiers detain senior officers in apparent mutiny
BAMAKO, Mali - Soldiers in Mali took up arms in the garrison town of Kati on Tuesday and detained senior military officers in an apparent mutiny, raising fears of a coup after several months of anti-g...
Aug 18, 2020
Horizon School Division Director talks masks mandate, later start, more funding for upcoming school year
The Horizon School Division has decided to start their 2020/2021 school year on Level 2 of the provinces Safe Schools Plan.That means students in grades four through 12 will be mandated to wear masks ...
Aug 18, 2020
Lightning beat Blue Jackets 2-1 to take 3-1 series lead
TORONTO - Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Barclay Goodrow and Ya...
Aug 18, 2020
Singer kneels near top of CN Towner for 'O Canada' prior to Raps playoff debut
TORONTO - Juno Award-winning Toronto singer Jessie Reyez performed a recorded version of "O Canada" while kneeling on the outdoor EdgeWalk at the top of the CN Tower before the Raptors' playoff o...
Aug 18, 2020
Trump to pardon women's suffrage leader Susan Anthony
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will pardon Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women's suffrage movement, who was arrested for voting in 1872 in violation of laws permitting only me...
Aug 18, 2020
B.C. saw 236 COVID-19 cases over past three days, including largest single-day total
KAMLOOPS - Provincial health officials are reporting 236 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. over the past three days - though other totals are quite positive.Health Minister Adrian Dix was joined by Deputy...
Aug 18, 2020
DeBrusk, Bruins rally in 3rd to beat Hurricanes 4-3
TORONTO - Jake DeBrusk, Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins quickly went from trailing by two goals to overwhelming the Carolina Hurricanes with a dominating third period. DeBrusk scored twice while t...
Aug 18, 2020
US home construction surges 22.6%, third straight increase
WASHINGTON - Construction of new U.S. homes surged 22.6% last month as homebuilders bounced back from a lull induced by the coronavirus pandemic. The Department reported Tuesday that new homes were st...
Aug 18, 2020