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Steven Del Duca wins Ontario Liberal leadership
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario Liberals crowned former cabinet minister Steven Del Duca as their new party leader Saturday. Del Duca had enough delegates to win on the first ballot, but looking forward, ...
Mar 7, 2020
Injured Bianca Andreescu drops out of Indian Wells, won't defend title
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Bianca Andreescu will not defend her title at the BNP Paribas Open because of a lingering left knee injury. The reigning U.S. Open champion dropped out of the WTA Tour ...
Mar 7, 2020
Winfrey reversed upcoming book selection after controversy
NEW YORK - Oprah Winfrey reversed her book club selection of Kate Elizabeth Russell's upcoming "My Dark Vanessa" after the novel was briefly the subject of online controversy, a spokeswoman confirmed ...
Mar 7, 2020
Review: 'First Cow,' a western fable of unpasteurized poetry
The American West is about as well-trod territory as there is in movies, but Kelly Reichardt keeps unearthing new treasures. Her latest excavation, "First Cow," is her most sublime yet. Like many of R...
Mar 7, 2020
With hand sanitizer nearby, Dubai Comic Con laughs at virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - As papier-mch hand grenades and plastic assault rifles barely caught the attention of security guards, a health official in Dubai wordlessly watched over an infrared came...
Mar 7, 2020
American Film Institute postponing gala with Julie Andrews
NEW YORK - The American Film Institute says it is postponing its 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute honouring Julie Andrews in an apparent response to the new coronavirus outbreak. Th...
Mar 7, 2020
Jason Kenney endorses Erin O'Toole for leadership of Conservative party
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, king among leaders of the conservative movement in Canada, is endorsing Erin O'Toole to lead the federal party. His seal of approval comes as O'Toole revs u...
Mar 7, 2020
Brock University Badgers defeat UPEI in U sports women's basketball semis
OTTAWA - Brock University ended the golden dreams of the University of Prince Edward Island in the first semifinal at the U Sports women's basketball championship on Saturday. The No. 2 Badgers from S...
Mar 7, 2020
Weidemann leads Canada to five-medal day at final World Cup speedskating stop
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Ottawa's Isabelle Weidemann won gold in the women's 3,000-metres as Canada picked up five medals on the opening day of the ISU World Cup Final speedskating competition. Weide...
Mar 7, 2020
Canadian and U.S. military equipment vulnerable to cyberattacks, top officials say
OTTAWA - Canada and the United States are working together to make their high-tech military equipment less hackable, top defence officials said in Ottawa Thursday, but they have a lot of work to do. S...
Mar 7, 2020
