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Alberta and Saskatchewan to meet in 1-2 Page Playoff game at Brier
KINGSTON, Ont. - After close losses in the last two Tim Hortons Brier finals, Brendan Bottcher's Alberta team is well aware of the importance of having the hammer in the championship game. They moved ...
Mar 08, 2020

Canada defeats Spain 21-0 to advance to semifinals at HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby
VANCOUVER - Scrum-half Lucas Hammond scored a try and made a big defensive play as Canada defeated Spain 21-0 Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby tournament. It was a t...
Mar 08, 2020

Ravens reach U sports men's basketball semifinal for 18th straight season
OTTAWA - Calgary Dinos head coach Dan Vanhooren knew exactly what his team needed to do to beat the Carleton Ravens in the U Sports men's basketball championship quarterfinal. The only problem is that...
Mar 08, 2020

Ohio State settling some suits over doc abuse; cost unclear
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some a...
Mar 08, 2020

Navy's aging warships getting harder to repair: Defence report
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy's maintenance facilities are having an increasingly tougher time fixing Canada's warships because of staff shortages, lack of spare parts and the age of the fleet, acc...
Mar 08, 2020

Peter MacKay says he regrets how 'stinking albatross' comment was viewed
REGINA - Federal Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay says he regrets how some people interpreted his comment that current leader Andrew Scheer's socially conservative values were a "stinkin...
Mar 08, 2020

Researchers call on B.C. to ditch plan to switch to permanent daylight time
VANCOUVER - Sleep and mental health researchers are calling on British Columbia to ditch plans to switch to permanent daylight time in keeping with three neighbouring American states as...
Mar 08, 2020

'Feminism means equality for all:' Nanaimo women and families march through downtown
NANAIMO - Dozens of colourful and clever signs were carried through downtown Nanaimo for the fourth annual women's march. The event, held on International Women's Day, was a chance for supporters to c...
Mar 08, 2020 Michael Oleson and Aurora Allison with their dog Bella showing their support at the Nanaimo Women's March. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)

Oil price dives as OPEC, Russia fail to agree on output cut
VIENNA - OPEC and key ally Russia failed to agree Friday on a cut to oil production that would have contained the plunge in the price of crude caused by the new coronavirus outbreak's massive disrupti...
Mar 08, 2020

Canadian Brandon Bridge shifting focus from football to career in policing
Canadian quarterback Brandon Bridge has shifted his focus from football to police work. Peel Regional Police announced Friday the 27-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., is pursuing a ...
Mar 08, 2020