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Canadians de Bruin, Bujnowski claim world championship bobsled bronze medal
ALTENBERG, Germany - Another world championship bronze medal for Canadians Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski. The Canadian bobsled women came from behind on the final two runs to finish third a...
Feb 24, 2020
Feds to introduce bill dropping some restrictions on assisted dying
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government promises to introduce legislation today aimed at making it easier for intolerably ill Canadians to get medical help to end their lives. The bill will scrap a ...
Feb 24, 2020
'Promises kept' mantra doesn't always match Trump's reality
WASHINGTON - "It's been three years of promises made and promises kept, but we're just getting started, (insert state here)." That line from Vice-President Mike Pence is a hallmark of how he introduce...
Feb 24, 2020
Sanders' 2016 movement now has political machine to push it
SAN ANTONIO - By the fall of 2018, when Democrats were promoting a slate of centrist candidates to topple Republicans in Congress, Bernie Sanders was seeing a very different picture. The Vermont senat...
Feb 24, 2020
After Nevada, moderates try to slow Sanders' momentum
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Bernie Sanders' commanding Nevada caucus victory made him a top target for his Democratic rivals and a growing source of anxiety for establishment Democrats worried that the nominat...
Feb 24, 2020
Coronavirus containment window shrinking as virus spreads to more countries
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the window of opportunity to contain the novel coronavirus is closing as the virus begins to spread in more and more countries. Canad...
Feb 24, 2020
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya apologizes for Twin Towers comment
UFC middleweight champion Israel (The Last Stylebender) Adesanya has apologized for saying he will make UFC 248 challenger Yoel (Soldier of God) Romero "crumble like the Twin Towers." The Nigerian-bor...
Feb 24, 2020
Leafs deal goalie Michael Hutchinson to Avalanche for defenceman Calle Rosen
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs shipped goalie Michael Hutchinson to the Colorado Avalanche for defenceman Calle Rosen ahead of Monday's NHL trade deadline. Hutchinson, 29, appea...
Feb 24, 2020
Jury says it has reached verdict in Harvey Weinstein's trial
NEW YORK - The jury says it has reached a verdict Monday in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial in New York City. The jury has been deliberating the rape and sexual assault charges against the once-powerful...
Feb 24, 2020
Love of basketball put Bryant, others on final fatal flight
LOS ANGELES - The six passengers travelling with Kobe Bryant and his daughter in the helicopter that crashed into a Southern California mountainside last month were joined by their love of basketball....
Feb 24, 2020
