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Wuhan evacuees released and bison on the lam; In The News for Feb. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 21 ... What...
Feb 23, 2020
Court in Thailand orders popular opposition party dissolved
BANGKOK - Thailand's constitutional Court on Friday ordered the popular opposition Future Forward Party dissolved, declaring that it violated election law by accepting a loan from its leader, charisma...
Feb 23, 2020
Trudeau says time for blockades to end, Indigenous leaders to work with government
OTTAWA - Protesters have left a site south of Montreal where they had been blockading railway tracks since Wednesday. The end of the blockade Friday night followed the arrival of r...
Feb 23, 2020
B.C. money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province and identify those who...
Feb 23, 2020
Tyler Toffoli scores twice, Canucks beat Bruins 9-3
VANCOUVER - Tyler Toffoli scored his first two goals with his new team and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks dispatched the Boston Bruins 9-3 on Saturday night at Rogers Arena. Stecher had a go...
Feb 23, 2020
Iranians vote in parliament elections favouring conservatives
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranians voted for a new parliament Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure of support for Iran's leadership as sanctions weigh on the economy and U.S. pressure isolates the country ...
Feb 22, 2020
Raiders’ hot power play comes up huge in Brandon; four game winning streak
The Prince Albert Raiders power play has been red hot during their four-game winning streak.Both of their goals Saturday came on the man advantage as the Raiders were able to sneak by the Brandon Whea...
Feb 22, 2020 Raiders forwards Ilya Usau (left) and Ozzy Wiesblatt (middle) both scored power play goals in Brandon on Friday. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
Trump not a 'Parasite' fan, praises 'Gone with the Wind'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is apparently not a fan of Oscar winner "Parasite," his biggest complaint being that the movie was made in South Korea. Trump started talking about the Academy Awar...
Feb 22, 2020
Scheifele snaps scoring drought with hat trick to lift Jets over Senators 5-1
OTTAWA - Mark Scheifele broke out of a slump in style Thursday night, scoring three power-play goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. The Jets centre hadn't scored in 1...
Feb 22, 2020
Carolina Hurricanes turn to 42-year-old Dave Ayres in emergency situation
David Ayres was sitting by himself in the bowels of Scotiabank Arena when he got word Hurricanes goalie James Reimer had suffered an injury.The on-call emergency netminder for Saturday's game in Toron...
Feb 22, 2020
