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Supreme Court to decide next step in Via Rail terror case
OTTAWA - The fate of two men accused of plotting to derail a Via train in a terrorist attack should become a little clearer today. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide whether it wil...
Feb 20, 2020
South Korea city urges 2.5M to stay home as virus cases grow
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spiked and he pleaded for help fr...
Feb 20, 2020
Alex Galchenyuk scores shootout winner as Wild beat Canucks 4-3
VANCOUVER - Alex Galchenyuk scored the tying goal and the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday. Kevin Fiala and Luke Kunin also scored in regulation f...
Feb 20, 2020
Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward
The Boy Scouts of America urged victims to come forward Tuesday as the historic, 110-year-old organization filed for bankruptcy protection in the first step toward creating a huge compensation fund fo...
Feb 20, 2020
Pastrnak scores overtime winner, Bruins edge Oilers 2-1
EDMONTON - David Pastrnak scored the winner 1:14 into overtime as the Boston Bruins continued their strong run of late, coming away with a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Pastrnak w...
Feb 19, 2020
Japan says 2 former cruise ship passengers died from virus
TOKYO - Japan's health ministry confirmed Thursday that two elderly passengers taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship have died from the new virus, becoming the first fatalities from the virus-str...
Feb 19, 2020
Virus claims life of hospital director in hard-hit Wuhan
BEIJING - As a mysterious new virus enveloped central China's Wuhan early this year, Liu Zhiming mobilized all the resources of his hospital in the city's Wuchang district to deal with the thousands o...
Feb 19, 2020
Leafs acquire forward Veronneau from Senators for forward Luchuk
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired forward Max Veronneau in a trade Wednesday that sent forward Aaron Luchuk and a conditional sixth round pick in 2021 to the Ottawa Senators. Veronneau h...
Feb 19, 2020
Bestselling young adult authors are aiming at older readers
NEW YORK - After gaining millions of young readers for her "Divergent" fantasy series, Veronica Roth decided she and her characters were ready for the next phase - a novel for adults. "I grew up on st...
Feb 19, 2020
Ship captain arrested in probe of arms trafficking to Libya
ROME - Authorities in northern Italy arrested the captain of a Lebanese-flagged cargo ship on suspicion of international arms trafficking Wednesday while they investigate if the vessel transported tan...
Feb 19, 2020
