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'This team is never going to give up': Whitecaps prep for first road test
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps know that playing on the road isn't easy. Travel can be gruelling, especially for squads that call the West Coast home. A stadium full of opposing fans can be ...
Mar 08, 2019
'I want to clear my name.' Dennis Oland takes the stand in his own defence
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Dennis Oland says he did not kill his father and he wants to clear his name. When the 51-year-old businessman started testifying Wednesday at his trial for the second...
Mar 08, 2019
Finland's centre-right government resigns
COPENHAGEN - Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila's centre-right government resigned Friday after failing to push through a planned social and health reform. "I take the responsibility for the failure. ...
Mar 08, 2019
In the news today, March 8
Four stories in the news for Friday, March 8 --- ALLEGED FREDERICTON SHOOTER TO RETURN TO COURT A Fredericton man accused of murdering four people in an August shooting spree is set to retur...
Mar 08, 2019
Meng Wanzhou extradition case raises 'serious concerns,' defence lawyer says
VANCOUVER - A request by the United States to extradite the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies raises serious concerns about political motivations and will take time...
Mar 08, 2019
PMO tried to persuade Wilson-Raybould, not intimidate her: Butts
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould never complained about improper pressure to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to move her out of her coveted cabine...
Mar 08, 2019
Judge to sentence man for murder of Calgary woman, her five-year-old daughter
CALGARY - A sentencing hearing is to begin today for a Calgary man convicted of killing a woman and her young daughter. A jury found Edward Downey guilty last year of first-de...
Mar 08, 2019
Scientists view old-growth forests through lichens to understand value
VANCOUVER - Two scientists say defining the biodiversity of a forest by the age of the trees is an oversimplification because it does not take into account the richness of the spec...
Mar 08, 2019
Dan Jenkins, sports writing great and author, dies at 89
FORT WORTH, Texas - Dan Jenkins, the sports writing great and bestselling author in a career that went from Ben Hogan to Tiger Woods and the manual typewriter to Twitter, has died. He was 89. TCU athl...
Mar 08, 2019
Hertl's 30th goal leads Sharks past Canadiens 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tomas Hertl scored his career-high 30th goal of the season, Martin Jones made 37 saves and the San Jose Sharks extended their two-decade home dominance over the Montreal Canadiens w...
Mar 08, 2019
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