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B.C. skip Wark an unexpected qualifier for championship round at Scotties
SYDNEY, N.S. - Sarah Wark's curling team from British Columbia isn't used to cross-country travel, arena ice, top-flight competition or the national spotlight. You wouldn't know it by Wark's debu...
Feb 23, 2019
Some disabled veterans to get less cash under Liberal plan: budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government faced fresh fire over its treatment of disabled veterans on Thursday after a new analysis by Parliament's budgetary watchdog found an incoming system of benefits will s...
Feb 23, 2019
NewsAlert: Montreal man found guilty of manslaughter in death of ailing wife
MONTREAL - A jury has found a Montreal man guilty of manslaughter in the killing of his ailing wife. Michel Cadotte was on trial for second-degree murder in the suffocation death of Jocelyne Lizo...
Feb 23, 2019
Syracuse coach Boeheim strikes, kills pedestrian on highway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Longtime Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man standing along an interstate late Wednesday night as he tried to avoid hitting the man's disabled vehicle, polic...
Feb 23, 2019
Ex-'Idol' contestant to live with parents before drug trial
NORFOLK, Va. - A former "American Idol" and "Fear Factor" contestant who was arrested last year in Virginia with nearly 2 pounds (0.9 kilograms) of fentanyl will be allowed to live with her parents in...
Feb 23, 2019
Syracuse coach Boeheim strikes, kills pedestrian on highway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Longtime Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man along an interstate late Wednesday night as he tried to avoid hitting the man's disabled vehicle, police say. Sy...
Feb 23, 2019
Canadian MMA star Georges St-Pierre says he wanted to retire at top of his game
MONTREAL - Canada's Georges St-Pierre said Thursday that he's leaving mixed martial arts at the top of his game, expressing few regrets as he formally announced his exit from&...
Feb 23, 2019
Wilson-Raybould wasn't pressured, is free to talk, top bureaucrat says
OTTAWA - Canada's top bureaucrat launched a vigorous defence Thursday of the government's handling of the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, bluntly declaring allegations of political interfere...
Feb 23, 2019
Ottawa trying to reunite Syrian family after fire claims seven children: PM
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Thursday his government is responding to a desperate plea from the grieving mother who lost all seven of her children in a recent ...
Feb 23, 2019
Federal government set to develop code of conduct for sport in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is developing a comprehensive code of conduct aimed at protecting athletes from abuse and harassment at all levels - from the playground to the Olympic Games. Minister ...
Feb 23, 2019
