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AFN national chief to speak on Wet'suwet'en crisis, rail blockades
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is addressing this morning the tensions over a British Columbia pipeline project and the nationwide protests it's spawned. Chief Perry...
Feb 18, 2020
Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy due to sex-abuse lawsuits
Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the...
Feb 17, 2020
Alex Nylander scores twice, Blackhawks beat Flames to snap five-game winless skid
CALGARY - Alex Nylander was one of a handful of struggling Blackhawks players to hit the score sheet on Saturday night. Led by Nylander's two goals, Chicago snapped a five-game winless skid with ...
Feb 17, 2020
MOVIE REVIEW: Parasite
The list of films that are "like nothing you've seen before" gets longer with each passing year. However, it is unheard of for an international film to be so unique and thought-provoking to jump the n...
Feb 17, 2020 Image Credit: Neon
Government to evacuate Canadians from quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship
The federal government will evacuate Canadians from a quarantined cruise ship docked in Japan, Global Affairs announced late Saturday, citing the "extraordinary circumstances" on board. Otta...
Feb 17, 2020
Tyler Seguin completes Stars' rally vs. Canadiens in 4-3 overtime win
MONTREAL - Claude Julien was frustrated with the officiating in Montreal's latest defeat, and he let it show. Julien felt referees Dean Morton and Garrett Rank missed several calls in the Montreal Can...
Feb 17, 2020
China reports 1,886 new virus cases, death toll up by 98
BEIJING - China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths in its update Tuesday on a disease outbreak that has caused milder illness in most people, an assessment that promoted guarded optimis...
Feb 17, 2020
Jack Campbell wins third game for Toronto as Maple Leafs down Senators 4-2
OTTAWA - Jack Campbell hasn't been with the Toronto Maple Leafs for very long, but he's already made an impact. Campbell stopped 24 shots in a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night t...
Feb 17, 2020
Blazers rally to defeat Victoria again to restore cushion in B.C. Division
KAMLOOPS - Kyrell Sopotyk seemed destined to score the game-winning goal. Scoreless since returning to the line-up in the new year, he gave the Blazers their first lead of Family Day Monday, 5-4, with...
Feb 17, 2020 Kyrell Sopotyk scored twice in a 7-6 OT win over Victoria on Monday, his first two goals since returning to the Blazers line-up from a shoulder separation (Image Credit: Allen Douglas / Kamloops Blazers)
Xi's early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions
BEIJING - A recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that has been published by state media indicates for the first time that he was leading the response to a new virus outbreak from early on in ...
Feb 17, 2020
