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Winnipeg Jets edge Calgary Flames in Western Conference showdown
Winnipeg Jets winger Mathieu Perreault felt like he had scored a game-winning goal in the playoffs. In reality, it was just a regular-season game between two Western Conference heavyweights - but...
Mar 18, 2019

Ex-Alouette Johnny Manziel signs with new Alliance league, will join Memphis
Johnny Football is heading to Memphis to resume his football career. Former Montreal Alouettes quarterback Johnny Manziel signed with the Alliance of American Football on Saturday night and will join ...
Mar 18, 2019

Country star Kane Brown countersues producer over contract
NASHVILLE - Country star Kane Brown and Atlanta-based producer Polow Da Don are embroiled in a contract dispute that has both sides claiming they are owed money. The Grammy-nominated producer, whose r...
Mar 18, 2019

Union head praises Jays for raising minor league pay by half
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Union head Tony Clark lauded the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for giving minor league players a 50 per cent raise, and he hopes other clubs do the same. Representatives from the players...
Mar 18, 2019

Dance studio facing bylaw charges after noise complaints from Burton Cummings
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - An owner of a Saskatchewan fitness studio who says Canadian rock legend Burton Cummings complained about her music is facing noise bylaw charges. Kyra Klassen, who owns Da...
Mar 18, 2019

Playoffs a certainty, Flames set sights on improving post-season position
CALGARY - Their first practice after securing an NHL playoff berth was remarkably ordinary for the Calgary Flames. The first Western Conference and Canadian team this season to lock down a p...
Mar 18, 2019

Melting to begin for Mel Hegland Uniplex ice surfaces
It's the final day for ice at the Mel Hegland Uniplex, but those with a strong desire to skate, can still do so for five more weeks at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC). In the comin...
Mar 18, 2019 The ice will begin melting tomorrow at the Mel Hegland Uniplex. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Canadian Elena Gaskell captures Crystal Globe after bronze at home
QUEBEC - Canadian Elena Gaskell earned the Crystal Globe for the 2018-19 freestyle skiing big air campaign after capturing a bronze medal in the season-ending World Cup on Saturday. The...
Mar 18, 2019

Reliance on equalization not a factor in Quebec's low productivity rate: author
MONTREAL - Despite low unemployment and a strong economy, Quebec continues to have problems generating wealth and its citizens have less money to save and spend compared with Canadians in every o...
Mar 18, 2019

Budget 2019: Five things to watch for in the Liberals' final fiscal blueprint
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will release the Trudeau government's final budget of its mandate Tuesday, just seven months before the next federal election. Here are some thing...
Mar 18, 2019