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Canada's first babies of the new year born seconds after midnight
Some of Canada's newest parents rang in the new year by welcoming the first babies born in 2020 moments after the stroke of midnight. In Quebec, baby Henri made his appearance at a Laval hospital...
Jan 01, 2020
'I just love it more': Habs pick Cole Caufield on his goal-scoring acumen
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Cole Caufield is getting used to the attention. Since being selected 15th overall by the Montreal Canadiens at last June's NHL draft, the diminutive winger has been visited b...
Jan 01, 2020
Owners of pyrrhotite-damaged Quebec homes demand SNC-Lavalin settlement money
MONTREAL - Owners of pyrrhotite-damaged homes across Quebec's Mauricie region are eyeing the $280-million penalty engineering firm SNC-Lavalin was recently ordered to pay for its fraudulent ...
Jan 01, 2020
Kevin Clark scores two as Canada returns to Spengler Cup final
DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada is off to the Spengler Cup final for the fifth year in a row. The national men's hockey team defeated TPS Turku of Finland 6-0 in semifinal action at the annual Christmas t...
Jan 01, 2020
Blue Bombers release defensive back Marcus Sayles to pursue NFL opportunities
WINNIPEG - Defensive back Marcus Sayles was released by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Wednesday so he can pursue opportunities in the NFL. The 25-year-old international player had several tryouts with ...
Jan 01, 2020
Montreal airport refuellers, Swissport to resume negotiations tomorrow
MONTREAL - Swissport Canada and the union representing employees who refuel the planes at two Montreal airports will return to the negotiating table Thursday morning after a second stra...
Jan 01, 2020
Canada's Alexis Lafreniere to return from knee injury at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Alexis Lafreniere will be in the lineup when Canada meets Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship Thursday. The star winger and projec...
Jan 01, 2020
Pilot shortage can't be addressed by existing programs, documents suggest
OTTAWA - Federal officials combing through skills training programs have concluded major changes are needed if those are to be used to address a shortage of airline pilots.Instead, officials are sugge...
Jan 01, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
Hofer wins first international start, Canada downs Germany 4-1 at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Joel Hofer didn't have a lot of time to think about his first-ever start for Canada. Having learned late Sunday he'd get the call to steady the ship at the world ju...
Jan 01, 2020
Neal scores 2nd hat trick of season as Oilers hang on for 7-5 win over Rangers
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers almost allowed what would have been a dubious first in NHL history on Tuesday. James Neal had three goals and an assist and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and three help...
Jan 01, 2020