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Canucks claim another Leaf off waiver wire, picking up forward Travis Boyd
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have claimed centre Travis Boyd off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Boyd has three goals and five assists in 20 games this season. The Maple Leafs placed him on...
Mar 22, 2021
Vaccine rollout set to shift into high gear with major surge in expected deliveries
OTTAWA, Ill. - Canada's COVID-19 vaccination drive is poised to shift into high gear this week as the federal public health agency prepares to take delivery of the largest number of doses since the la...
Mar 22, 2021
Sandy Hawley to appear before House of Commons Committee on Justice and Human Rights
TORONTO - Hall of Fame jockey Sandy Hawley is scheduled to appear before a House of Commons committee Tuesday as part of its study of a private member's bill calling for the legalization of single-eve...
Mar 22, 2021
Coming soon to long grass near you: Ticks
Tick season will soon be here.Dr. Jordan Woodsworth of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan says it can be as soon as early to mid-April when ticks start showin...
Mar 22, 2021
Ikea France on trial over claims it spied on staff, clients
VERSAILLES, France - Ikea's French subsidiary and several of its former executives went on trial Monday over accusations that they illegally spied on employees and customers. Trade unions reported the...
Mar 22, 2021
Truck carrying migrants overturns in Croatia, killing 4
ZAGREB, Croatia - A freight truck overturned in Croatia early Monday, killing four migrants who were hiding inside and injuring a number of others, police said. The crash happened on a highway near th...
Mar 22, 2021
Senate staffers fear new harassment policy being blocked by senators
OTTAWA - Some Senate staffers are concerned that a new policy meant to protect them from workplace harassment is being blocked in the upper house by a handful of senators. But Sen. Marilou McPhedran, ...
Mar 22, 2021
Turkish lira plummets after Erdogan fires central bank chief
ANKARA, Turkey - The Turkish currency plummeted against the U.S. dollar on Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired his third central bank head in less than two years, raising concerns about ...
Mar 22, 2021
Saudi Arabia offers cease-fire plan to Yemen rebels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia announced a plan Monday to offer Yemen's Houthi rebels a cease-fire in the country's yearslong war and allow a major airport to reopen in its capital, the ki...
Mar 22, 2021
Former deputy NORAD commander leaving military after having affair while in U.S.
OTTAWA - A senior military officer who had an affair while deputy commander of North America's early-warning system is leaving the military. Lt.-Gen. Christopher Coates announced his pending departure...
Mar 22, 2021
