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Boeing capsule launches to wrong orbit, skips space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing's new Starliner capsule ended up in the wrong orbit after lifting off on its first test flight Friday, a blow to the company's effort to launch astronauts for NASA next y...
Dec 22, 2019
Racism in stands mars Chelsea's 2-0 win at Tottenham in EPL
FIFA's protocol for dealing with discrimination at soccer games was implemented for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday with three stadium announcements during a London derby between Totten...
Dec 22, 2019
Champagne quiet on what U.S. thinks of idea to hold off on trade deal with China
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is refusing to say how Washington responded to Canada's request that it hold off on signing a trade deal with China until Canadian pr...
Dec 22, 2019
Sixty-nine Canadians giving up holidays to help with Australian wildfires
TORONTO - Sixty-nine Canadians are giving up their holidays at home to join the battle for the first time against the deadly wildfires devastating vast tracts of several Australian states. The C...
Dec 22, 2019
Morneau takes shot at Tories over recession talk in wake of fiscal update
OTTAWA - The political war-of-words around the national economy took another turn on Sunday's political talk shows as the federal finance minister warned Conservatives to cease claims of a l...
Dec 22, 2019
Regimental funeral in Winnipeg for RCMP officer who died in highway crash
WINNIPEG - An RCMP officer who died in a highway crash was remembered Friday as a fun-loving man with a zest for mischief as well as a deep compassion for friends and family. Well over ...
Dec 22, 2019
Back to the drawing board for missing heavy icebreaker: Coast Guard
OTTAWA - Call it the case of the missing icebreaker. The fate of the Canadian Coast Guard's next heavy icebreaker has been wrapped in mystery since the federal government quietly removed the $1.3-bill...
Dec 22, 2019
You Down With O-T-T? Direct-to-consumer options at sports media forefront
TORONTO - Sports fans have never had as much choice when it comes to watching live events as they do right now. The remote control - and the wallet - are getting workouts because of it. Long...
Dec 22, 2019
Canada's Adam Hadwin qualifies for the 2020 Masters by finishing year in top 50
Canadian golfer Adam Hadwin clinched a spot at the 2020 Masters without playing any golf on Sunday. Hadwin, from Abbotsford, B.C., will finish the year in the top 50 of the world golf rankings, g...
Dec 22, 2019
Internet-based 911 calling on the horizon; aim is to enhance response
TORONTO - Emergency services will soon have to ensure they can pinpoint the location of people calling 911 for help on their cellphones. The technically complex shift mandated by Canada's telecommunic...
Dec 22, 2019