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Leafs deal goalie Michael Hutchinson to Avalanche for defenceman Calle Rosen
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs shipped goalie Michael Hutchinson to the Colorado Avalanche for defenceman Calle Rosen ahead of Monday's NHL trade deadline. Hutchinson, 29, appea...
Feb 24, 2020

Jury says it has reached verdict in Harvey Weinstein's trial
NEW YORK - The jury says it has reached a verdict Monday in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial in New York City. The jury has been deliberating the rape and sexual assault charges against the once-powerful...
Feb 24, 2020

Love of basketball put Bryant, others on final fatal flight
LOS ANGELES - The six passengers travelling with Kobe Bryant and his daughter in the helicopter that crashed into a Southern California mountainside last month were joined by their love of basketball....
Feb 24, 2020

Sask. teachers vote in favour of job sanctions over contract talks
Service cutbacks could be coming to Saskatchewan's schools after teachers voted overwhelmingly in favour of sanctions two weeks ago.The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) said in a release Monday...
Feb 24, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

CAAWS rebrands with new name - Canadian Women & Sports - and new logo
TORONTO - Allison Sandmeyer-Graves believes the appetite for information about women in sport is at an all-time high. The opportunity to make an impact is huge. And so with an aim of being m...
Feb 24, 2020

Montreal Canadiens sent forward Nate Thompson to Philadelphia Flyers
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have traded pending unrestricted free agent forward Nate Thompson to the Philadelphia Flyers for a fifth-round draft pick. The move comes hours before the NHL's 3 p.m...
Feb 24, 2020

NDP table legislation to create universal pharmacare program
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will table a bill today calling for a universal pharmacare plan. The party, which has been promising to table this legislation for some time, says its proposa...
Feb 24, 2020

Desmond inquiry: doctor was concerned about former soldier's cannabis use
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - The inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed three family members and himself is hearing testimony today from a New Brunswick doctor who prescribed him medical cannab...
Feb 24, 2020

Senators deal Pageau to Islanders, Namestnikov to Avalanche for picks
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have traded pending unrestricted free-agent forwards Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Vladislav Namestnikov for draft picks. Hours before the NHL's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline Mo...
Feb 24, 2020

Car hits crowd at Carnival in German town; several injured
BERLIN - A car slammed into a crowd at a Carnival procession in a German town on Monday, injuring several people, police said. The driver was arrested. Police told the dpa news agency that no deaths h...
Feb 24, 2020