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Even without scouts, next level remains top of mind for Cariboo Hockey
PRINCE GEORGE - Even given the restrictions on playing, the Cariboo Cougars don't think it's too late for many of their players to make an impression on the Major Junior and Junior A ranks, even witho...
Dec 16, 2020
Calgary Flames restructure goalie coaching staff, bring Labarbera on board
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have hired Jason Labarbera as the NHL club's new goaltending coach and promoted Jordan Sigalet to the new role of director of goaltending. "The goal and mission of this ch...
Dec 16, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps double up on their esports talent for 2021 gaming season
VANCOUVER - The Whitecaps are doubling up on their esports talent in 2021 with Alex (Exraa) Gonzalez and Erfan (Skill Shack) Hosseini both representing the Vancouver MLS team. The 19-year-old Gonzalez...
Dec 16, 2020
NDP MP decries 'race-baiting' in Erin O'Toole Facebook video on residential schools
OTTAWA - NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus says comments by Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole on the original mission of residential schools amount to "revisionist race-baiting." In a video posted to the...
Dec 16, 2020
Prague zoo's month-old Sumatran orangutan finally has a name
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - He's called Pustakawan, or Kawi, if you wish. Prague's zoo said on Wednesday it has finally completed the process of naming a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan baby bor...
Dec 16, 2020
Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith beaten in second round at world darts championship
LONDON - Chris (Hollywood) Dobey rallied from a two-set deficit to oust Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith 3-2 in second-round play Wednesday at the William Hill World Darts Championship. The 22nd see...
Dec 16, 2020
German government backs bill requiring 5G security pledge
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet approved a bill Wednesday that would require companies involved in setting up critical infrastructure such as high-speed 5G networks to guarantee tha...
Dec 16, 2020
Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, biggest drop in 7 months
NEW YORK - Americans held back on spending during the start of the holiday shopping season, a troubling sign for retailers and the state of the U.S. economy. U.S. retail sales fell a seasonally adjust...
Dec 16, 2020
US brands Vietnam, Switzerland as currency manipulators
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department has branded Vietnam and Switzerland as currency manipulators while putting China and nine other countries on a watch list in an annual report designed to halt...
Dec 16, 2020
Canada inks deal with U.S. to send astronaut around the moon
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has signed an agreement with the United States to send a Canadian astronaut around the moon. The planned trip in 2023 is part of a broader U.S.-led effort to es...
Dec 16, 2020