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In The Rings: Steski meeting with Curling Canada described as positive step
Elite-level curlers appear to have more of a collective voice with word that Peter Steski is serving as a point person to address player concerns and issues with competition organi...
Feb 04, 2020
New presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - There has been a new presumptive confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia. B.C. health officials said Tuesday the latest case is a woman in her 50s who li...
Feb 04, 2020
MPs warned to watch their words after MP asked if she'd ever considered sex work
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are being told to think twice about how they're framing the ideas they advance in the House of Commons after a Tory MP asked a New Democrat whether she'd ever considered...
Feb 04, 2020
New presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - There has been a new presumptive confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia. B.C. health officials said Tuesday the latest case is a woman in her 50s who li...
Feb 04, 2020
Davis pours in a career-high 31 points in Raptors' 11th consecutive win
TORONTO - Terence Davis took a pass from Fred VanVleet with four-and-a-half minutes to play Sunday night, and drilled a three-pointer to propel him over the 30-point mark. Exactly how VanVle...
Feb 04, 2020
Raptors host Oladipo, Pacers; on verge of setting franchise-high winning streak
TORONTO - Few people picked the Toronto Raptors to do much this season. But despite a banged-up roster, and boasting no bona fide superstars, the Raptors are poised to set a franchise-best winning str...
Feb 04, 2020
Utah lawmaker proposes warning label for pornography
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah lawmaker has unveiled a proposal to require pornography to carry warning labels or be subject to a possible $2,500 penalty, though an adult-entertainment industry group warned ...
Feb 04, 2020
Helped develop response to SARS, H1N1: Renowned scientist Francis Plummer dies
WINNIPEG - The former scientific director of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory who had experimental brain surgery to battle alcoholism has died. Dr. Francis (Frank) Plummer, a world-renow...
Feb 04, 2020
Dubois has three points to help Blue Jackets defeat Canadiens 4-3
MONTREAL - After digging themselves into a hole, the Montreal Canadiens nearly completely an improbable third-period comeback before falling short. The Canadiens could not overcome two sepa...
Feb 04, 2020
Jane Austen, actress create PBS costume drama diversity
LOS ANGELES - Crystal Clarke could imagine herself playing the heroine of a period costume drama, a genre that regularly makes its way to TV and film screens with potential breakout roles for young ac...
Feb 04, 2020
