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Navy needs to prepare for tough talks over warship delays, cost increases: Norman
OTTAWA - Retired vice-admiral Mark Norman is warning the Royal Canadian Navy to start preparing for some hard discussions as delays and escalating costs continue to buffet the country's $60-billion pl...
Feb 03, 2021
Sony booming on hit 'Demon Slayer,' headed to record profit
TOKYO - Sony Corp.'s its fiscal third quarter profit jumped 62%, positioning the Japanese entertainment and electronics giant for a record annual profit as its bottom line got a healthy boost from its...
Feb 03, 2021
Puljujarvi scores two, Oilers sweep Senators with 4-2 win
EDMONTON - Jesse Puljujarvi had a pair of goals and the Edmonton Oilers posted a 4-2 win over the slumping Ottawa Senators on Tuesday to sweep the two-game series. It was the first time in more than t...
Feb 02, 2021
Ehlers goal stands up as winner for Winnipeg Jets in 3-2 win over Flames
WINNIPEG - Nikolaj Ehlers scored the eventual game-winner for the Winnipeg Jets in a 3-2 win Tuesday over the visiting Calgary Flames. Trevor Lewis and Derek Forbort also scored for Winnipeg (6-3-1). ...
Feb 02, 2021
Allegations of inappropriate behaviour against Vance 'troubling': Defence leaders
OTTAWA - Canada's top defence officials say they are troubled by allegations that former defence chief Jonathan Vance engaged in inappropriate behaviour with female subordinates. Global News reported ...
Feb 02, 2021
Toffoli, Anderson each score twice, Canadiens down Canucks 5-3 in Weber's 1,00th game
MONTREAL - Tyler Toffoli and Josh Anderson each scored twice, and the Montreal Canadiens celebrated captain Shea Weber's 1,000th game with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Toffoli cont...
Feb 02, 2021
Raptors' Fred VanVleet scores franchise-high 54 points in win over Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. - Fred VanVleet, hitting 11 three-pointers, put on a show with a franchise-record 54 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic 123-108 on Tuesday. The Raptors' previous si...
Feb 02, 2021
WHO team visits Wuhan research lab at centre of speculation
WUHAN, China - World Health Organization investigators on Wednesday visited a research centre in the Chinese city of Wuhan that has been the subject of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus...
Feb 02, 2021
Royal Inland, Westsyde Care Residence COVID-19 outbreaks grow; Gemstone outbreak stable
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health updated the three COVID-19 outbreaks in Kamloops late Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 2).At Royal Inland Hospital (RIH), five new cases were recorded Tuesday - all of them in staff ...
Feb 02, 2021
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski plays rare singles match at Grampians Trophy
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski was ousted in straight sets on Wednesday at the Grampians Trophy by Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine The 18-year-old Kostyuk, No. 78 in the world rankings, t...
Feb 02, 2021
