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Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean addressed Sportsnet's firing of Don Cherry during the first intermission of Saturday night's primetime NHL game — when the duo would normally host "Coach's Corner." MacLean addressed Cherry's Nov. 9 remarks and the ensuing controversy in a rambling speech, touching on his relationship with Cherry and his decision to go with conviction over friendship. Source

TORONTO -- In an emotional speech on the first “Coach’s Corner” since Don Cherry was fired, hockey broadcaster Ron MacLean said he still loves his former co-host but he ultimately had to choose “principle over friendship. Source

BATON ROUGE, La. -- In a race that has become a nail-biter, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards battled Saturday to defy the partisan odds in the ruby red South and win reelection to a seat that U.S. Source

A White House budget official testified Saturday in a closed-door session of the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., about the holdup of military aid to Ukraine. Mark Sandy is the first person with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to testify on Capitol Hill before the U.S. Source

A White House budget official testified Saturday in a closed-door session of the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., about the holdup of military aid to Ukraine. Mark Sandy is the first person with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to testify on Capitol Hill before the U.S. Source

As birthday parties go, it was a bit of an unusual celebration. Yes, there was cake. But as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) marked its 20th anniversary at a conference in Poland last week, there were also warnings that the coming days will be critical to the future of the international body meant to safeguard clean sport for the world's athletes. Source

HAVANA -- Hundreds of people in Cuba's capital stood in line to kiss, touch or walk around a towering silk floss tree Saturday in a nod to tradition as they celebrate Havana's 500th anniversary this weekend. Source

In newly released testimony, two aides described concerns raised as they listened to U.S. President Donald Trump discussing political investigations with Ukraine's leader. Tim Morrison, a former National Security Council official, voiced his concern after the call to the top NSC lawyers out of concern the call could leak. Source

The skull of a bison which once roamed the Canadian prairies more than 2,000 years ago was welcomed by the Siksika Nation, in southern Alberta, during a traditional ceremony on Friday. "It's like a welcome home to the buffalo skull," said Siksika Nation councillor Eldon Weasel Child. Source

A community in Scarborough gathered on Saturday afternoon to mourn the loss of a young girl who died in hospital after she was struck by an air conditioning unit that fell eight storeys off the side of a city-owned apartment building last week. Source