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2020 by the numbers: Democratic candidates posting big stats
WASHINGTON - How many ways can you measure the first quarter of the year? For Democratic presidential candidates, it's 300-plus events, 26 states and hundreds of voter questions. The Iowa caucus is st...
Apr 04, 2019
University of Guelph study proves NBA player salaries affect playing time
Watching the NBA playoffs, Alexander Hinton had the same frustration a lot of fans do: the coach of his favourite team was keeping big-name players on the floor and unheralded bench players with a hot...
Apr 04, 2019
Pope: Women have 'legitimate claims' for justice, equality
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said in a document released Tuesday that women have "legitimate claims" to seek more equality in the Catholic Church, but he stopped short of endorsing recent calls from hi...
Apr 04, 2019
Veteran Canadian hooker Ray Barkwill retires due to medical reasons
Veteran Canada hooker Ray Barkwill, who had hoped to make a second Rugby World Cup appearance this fall at age 39, has announced his retirement due to medical reasons. Barkwill suffered a brachial ple...
Apr 04, 2019
May: UK to seek further Brexit delay, try to break logjam
LONDON - With Britain racing toward a chaotic exit from the European Union within days, Prime Minister Theresa May veered away from the cliff-edge Tuesday, saying she would seek a further delay to Bre...
Apr 04, 2019
Ottawa considers approval of B.C. methane rules called 'weak' in report
The federal government has proposed accepting British Columbia's rules to cut methane emissions that cause climate change despite an independent report that says the regulations would be weaker t...
Apr 04, 2019
Algerian president steps down amid protests, army pressure
ALGIERS, Algeria - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down on Tuesday after 20 years in office, and six weeks of massive nationwide protests aimed at pushing him and his much-criticized i...
Apr 04, 2019
Cost of giving ill workers extra EI sickness benefits? $1.1 billion, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary spending watchdog says covering benefits for people who are too sick to work for up to a year would cost the federal government $1 billion more than its current program. As ...
Apr 04, 2019
'Pretend you have a cold': Pelosi advises Biden on women
WASHINGTON - As former Vice-President Joe Biden's camp scrambles to contain any political damage over his past behaviour with women, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has some words of advice: Keep your dist...
Apr 04, 2019
Canada's failure to fight climate change 'disturbing,' environment watchdog says
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand says Canada is not doing enough to combat climate change. Gelfand delivered her final audits Tuesday before her five-year term expires, looking at ...
Apr 04, 2019
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