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Tampa Bay Rays exploring splitting home games with Montreal
Starved for fans despite success on the field, the Tampa Bay Rays have been given the go-ahead by Major League Baseball to look into playing a split season in Montreal. However, the mayor of St. Peter...
Jun 22, 2019
Teens have privacy rights, doctor tells inquest into 16-year-old's opioid death
VICTORIA - Two family doctors and an orthopedic surgeon told a British Columbia coroner's inquest Thursday about the dilemmas they faced treating a 16-year-old patient who denied he was...
Jun 22, 2019
Alberta asks Court of Appeal to look at constitutionality of federal carbon tax
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says the province is asking for a legal opinion on the constitutionality of the federal government imposing its carbon tax. At a news conferen...
Jun 22, 2019
Indigenous drummers lead pipeline protesters on 22-kilometre march in Victoria
VICTORIA - Indigenous drummers in British Columbia are leading an anti-pipeline protest along a 22-kilometre route today that passes through Victoria and ends at a beach south of the city. Hundreds of...
Jun 22, 2019
Shoot for the Vitals raises money for organ donation
Rainy weather didn't dampen the spirits of those taking part in the annual Shoot for the Vitals archery competition outside of Prince Albert on Saturday.The sixth-annual event serves as a way to raise...
Jun 22, 2019 Shoot for the Vitals is a weekend long, family focused 3D archery shoot designed to raise funds for organ donation. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Leason's breakout season leads to 2nd round pick by Capitals
After being passed up in the previous two NHL Entry Drafts, the wait is over for Brett Leason. The Washington Capitals selected the Prince Albert Raiders forward in the second round, 56th overall at t...
Jun 22, 2019 Raiders forward Brett Leason was picked by the Washington Capitals in the second round of the NHL Entry Draft on Saturday. Robert Murray/WHL
Christine Sinclair scores goal No. 182 but Canada loses 2-1 to Dutch at World Cup
REIMS, France - Canada got a wake-up call at the Women's World Cup on Thursday, paying for a slow start and some defensive lapses with a 2-1 loss to the European champion Netherlands in thei...
Jun 22, 2019
Auger-Aliassime falls to Lopez in semifinals of Queen's Club tournament
LONDON - Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime fell just short of reaching his fourth ATP final of the season, losing in three sets to veteran Feliciano Lopez on Saturday in the semifinals of the Queen'...
Jun 22, 2019
Maple Leafs trade veteran Patrick Marleau to Hurricanes for 2020 pick
VANCOUVER - The Toronto Maple Leafs took a big step towards getting some salary cap relief about an hour before the NHL draft resumed Saturday. The club shipped veteran forward Patrick Marle...
Jun 22, 2019
Predators send defenceman P.K. Subban to Devils for Santini, picks
VANCOUVER - P.K. Subban is leaving Music City. The Nashville Predators traded the 30-year-old defenceman to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday ahead of the second round of the NHL d...
Jun 22, 2019