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Shatner, Obomsawin among 39 inductees to Order of Canada today
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is honouring 39 people with the Order of Canada this morning, including actor William Shatner, writer Ann-Marie MacDonald and lawyer James Lockyer. Shatner is being gi...
Nov 21, 2019
3 Iraqi protesters killed in clashes with security forces
BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials say three anti-government protesters have been killed in clashes with security forces overnight in Baghdad. The security and hospital officials said on Thursday that one prot...
Nov 21, 2019
Israeli military says 4 rockets fired from Syria intercepted
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military said it intercepted four incoming rockets from Syria on Tuesday and explosions were heard shortly after that in Damascus, a week after another Israeli strike targeted ...
Nov 20, 2019
Blazers rout Seattle in highest scoring win in over seven years
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 10-1 Wednesday night for their highest scoring victory since a 10-4 win over Prince George in March 2012.It didn't start out looking l...
Nov 20, 2019 Dylan Garand reaches out to make a save during the Blazers' 10-1 win on Wednesday night (Image Credit: Allen Douglas / Kamloops Blazers)
US, Australian hostages freed by Taliban in prisoner swap
ISLAMABAD - The Taliban on Tuesday freed an American and an Australian held hostage since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures - a move that the insurgent group asserted could help rekindle ...
Nov 20, 2019
Ex-PM Sharif leaves Pakistan for medical treatment in London
LAHORE, Pakistan - Pakistan's ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was convicted of corruption, left the country on Tuesday to travel to London for medical treatment. The 69-year-old Sharif,...
Nov 20, 2019
'This has to stop': Liquor store in Winnipeg to close after employees assaulted
WINNIPEG - Three Manitoba liquor store workers were assaulted and one was taken to hospital in what the province's Crown corporation calls an unprovoked attack. It happened in Winnipeg on Wednesday&nb...
Nov 20, 2019
Bombers GM confident in signing head coach Mike O'Shea to contract extension
CALGARY - Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager Kyle Walters says he and Mike O'Shea have a verbal agreement to extend his head-coaching contract, but not a signed one. O'Shea has navigated the Blue B...
Nov 20, 2019
Orlando loses all-star centre Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon to ankle sprains
TORONTO - Orlando's road woes continued Wednesday with a painful twist. The Magic dropped to 0-5 away from home after a 113-97 loss in Toronto that saw all-star centre Nikola Vucevic and forward ...
Nov 20, 2019
Impact acquire winger/forward Quioto, send defender Cabrera to Dynamo in trade
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact acquired Honduran international winger and forward Romell Quioto from the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday in exchange for Argentine defender Victor Cabrera and $10...
Nov 20, 2019
