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Bobrovsky, Bertuzzi and Kuemper earn NHL stars of the week honours
NEW YORK - Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, Detroit Red Wings left-wing Tyler Bertuzzi and Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper are the NHL three stars of the week. Bobrovsky wen...
Apr 01, 2019
Felix Auger-Aliassime gets Madrid wild card, hopes for same in Monte Carlo
MADRID - Felix Auger-Aliassime knows he'll get into one main draw of an upcoming ATP Tour Masters 1000 event, but he's playing the waiting game on the next big men's tennis tournament. The Madrid Open...
Apr 01, 2019
Baltimore health providers bought mayor's books
BALTIMORE - Kaiser Permanente says it paid Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh more than $100,000 for about 20,000 copies of her "Healthy Holly" children's books during a period when it sought a city contr...
Apr 01, 2019
Movie theatre owners, studios and stars convene at CinemaCon
LAS VEGAS - The movie industry - everyone from the Hollywood studios that produce the films to the companies that make the screens, speakers and seats in theatres - are descending on Las Vegas this we...
Apr 01, 2019
Exclusive Montreal club 357c, which made headlines during corruption inquiry, to close
MONTREAL - A private club that catered to Montreal's business elite and attracted scrutiny in 2012 during Quebec's corruption inquiry says it will be closing its doors next month. Montreal's 357c...
Apr 01, 2019
Ferrari dominates as Leclerc takes first pole at Bahrain GP
SAKHIR, Bahrain - Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc confirmed he is to be reckoned with by taking his first career pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. Leclerc topped all three sections o...
Apr 01, 2019
Police: 'Several' bodies found at suburban Bismarck business
MANDAN, N.D. - Police responding to a medical call at a North Dakota business on Monday found "several" bodies, authorities said. The Mandan Police Department issued a three-sentence news release conf...
Apr 01, 2019
Carbon tax not factored into provincial spending
Careful accounting, estimations and projections go into the creation of the provincial budget every year - but this year that didn't include the carbon tax."Each and every budget, each and every year ...
Apr 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer delivers mid-year financial report at the Saskatchewan Legislature Nov. 29, 2017. (Sarah Mills/980 CJME)
'It still knocks you down:' First responders reflect on Humboldt Broncos crash
When Brian Starkell drives a particular stretch of highway in Saskatchewan, his stomach drops as he approaches the intersection that changed so many lives.The Nipawin fire chief says he still has flas...
Apr 01, 2019
Saskatchewan to see federal carbon tax kick in today
The federal government's carbon tax takes effect on Monday in Saskatchewan.People will notice an immediate impact at gas pumps, where gas prices will go up 4.4 cents per litre."That means that everyth...
Apr 01, 2019 Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale takes a tour of a STARS Air Ambulance helicopter following a federal funding announcement on March 28, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)