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Cody Ceci, Alex Kerfoot sign contract extensions with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed two of their newest acquisitions to contract extensions. Defenceman Cody Ceci agreed to a one-year extension for US$4.5 million, while forward Alex K...
Jul 06, 2019

Defenceman Ben Chiarot signs three-year deal with Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed former Winnipeg Jets defenceman Ben Chiarot to a three-year contract. The deal has an average annual value of US$3.5 million. The six-foot-three, 219-poun...
Jul 06, 2019

Southern California jolted by biggest quake in 20 years
LOS ANGELES - The largest Southern California quake in nearly 20 years jolted an area stretching from Sacramento to Las Vegas to Mexico as it cracked buildings, set fires, wrecked roads but only cause...
Jul 06, 2019

Supreme Court of Canada rejects Saskatchewan hit-man murder appeal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a gang leader who was behind a botched hit in which a mother of four was killed when she opened her front door. Lorry Ann Santos w...
Jul 06, 2019

Vancouver shipyard used one new coast guard vessel to repair, deliver another
OTTAWA - New documents show a Vancouver shipyard was able to deliver the first of the coast guard's three new science vessels last week only by cannibalizing parts from one of the other ships for repa...
Jul 06, 2019

'Without officials, there's no game': 37 years and counting in the stripes for Humboldt resident
It started as a way to make some extra cash as a teenager, but it has since turned into a passion.Humboldt resident Stephen Gray started out as a hockey official when he was 14 years old, and then got...
Jul 06, 2019 Stephen Gray has been a referee in Humboldt for 37 years and counting. (submitted photo/Stephen Gray)

Food safety tips for shopping at the Farmers' Market
As the prime farmers' market season is set to get underway, Health Canada is encouraging Canadians to practice good food safety practices.In a release they provided some helpful tips. Produce should b...
Jul 06, 2019 Fresh produce at the Prince Albert's Farmer's Market. (submitted photo/ Prince Albert Farmer's Market Facebook page)

Friday's Scoreboard
Canadian Elite Basketball League Niagara River Lions 97, Saskatchewan Rattlers 89CFLWinnipeg 29 Ottawa 14MLBAmerican LeagueBaltimore 4 Toronto 1Boston 9 Detroit 6N.Y. Yankees 8 Tampa Bay 4 (11 innings...
Jul 06, 2019

Baseball faces crowded sports market in Britain, Europe
LONDON - Making the long walk from the Stratford train station through a mall and to Olympic Stadium, fans headed to the first Major League Baseball games in Europe passed retailers filled with gear f...
Jul 06, 2019

Parliament has an official sergeant-at-arms, after four-year wait
OTTAWA - The federal government has officially appointed a new sergeant-at-arms for the House of Commons, four years after the appointee took on that role in an acting capacity. The Prime Mi...
Jul 06, 2019