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ROTHENBURGER: Keeping our heads is easier said than done on coronavirus
KAMLOOPS - I SAW A SIGN in a local drug store this week that made me realize no matter how much authorities reassure us, the coronavirus scare is everywhere.The sign said simply that there are no mask...
Feb 06, 2020
Scamurra leads U.S. over Canada 3-1 in fourth game of Rivalry Series
VANCOUVER - Hilary Knight and her U.S. teammates served up a dose of revenge for a decade-old grudge in Game 4 of the women's hockey Rivalry Series on Wednesday. The U.S. earned a 3-1 win ov...
Feb 06, 2020
Is Canada's GDP growth worse than half the G7? The Baloney Meter weighs in
OTTAWA - "We look at our partners around the world and growth is higher in over half the G7 countries than it is here at home in Canada." - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in the House of Commo...
Feb 06, 2020
Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps unveil new secondary kit
Toronto FC's new jersey is said to represent the diversity of cultures living in the Toronto area. The Whitecaps' 2020 "Wave" jersey offers a reflection of Vancouver and the water that surrounds ...
Feb 06, 2020
Canada's Blondin, Weidemann, Maltais revive speedskating tradition
CALGARY - Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann are accustomed to observations about their height differential. Weidemann a foot taller than her five-foot-two teammate on Canada's speed...
Feb 06, 2020
Buttigieg slightly leading Sanders in partial Iowa results
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Iowa Democratic Party released partial results of its kickoff presidential caucus after a daylong delay late Tuesday showing former Midwestern mayor Pete Buttigieg with a slight...
Feb 06, 2020
Report: Emirates pilots unaware engines idle in 2016 crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The pilots of an Emirates flight that crashed in 2016 and caught fire in Dubai failed to realize the engines of their Boeing 777 remained idle as they tried to take off f...
Feb 06, 2020
Raptors stretch win streak and Buttigieg clings to narrow lead; In The News for Feb. 6
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 6 ... What ...
Feb 06, 2020
Iowa caucus crashed and street preacher gets noise ticket; In The News for Feb. 4
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 4 ... What ...
Feb 06, 2020
Report tells Health Canada to rethink funding in opioids fight
OTTAWA - How governments fund the country's fight against the opioid crisis might explain "a lack of progress" on the issue, say newly disclosed documents on an alte...
Feb 06, 2020
