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Closing arguments begin in legal case over private health care in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A lawyer arguing in favour of a two-tier health-care system in British Columbia says the government can't legally justify preventing patients from paying private doctors to alleviate their...
Nov 20, 2019
Canada prepares for quarterfinals at Davis Cup Finals after topping Group F
When Vasek Pospisil returned to the tennis court in the summer after missing six months due to back surgery, his main goal was to finish the season healthy. Not only is his body fe...
Nov 20, 2019
Potent aerial attack gives Ticats edge over Bombers in Grey Cup game
All that's certain Sunday is one team will end a lengthy Grey Cup drought. Winnipeg and Hamilton will square off for CFL bragging rights at McMahon Stadium. The Blue Bombers are chasing thei...
Nov 20, 2019
Canada faces tougher road in CONCACAF after recent Nations League results
TORONTO - It looks like Canada will slip out of the top six in CONCACAF when the new FIFA rankings come out later this month. That means the Canadian men will have to maximize points from intern...
Nov 20, 2019
NHL Notebook: Francis on Seattle; Draisaitl and McDavid's scorching stretch
Ron Francis spoke at a conference in downtown Toronto this week a few blocks from where NHL general managers were holding one of their annual meetings. The GM on the league's 32nd franc...
Nov 20, 2019
In Musgraves’ Christmas special, her grandma steals the show
NEW YORK - Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves knows who the real star is in her family - her grandmother. That's why the singer put the woman she calls Nana in her upcoming holiday special, "The Kacey Musg...
Nov 20, 2019
Trump July 26 call mostly focused on rapper, Sondland says
WASHINGTON - Ambassador Gordon Sondland says a July cellphone call with President Donald Trump "primarily discussed" rapper A$AP Rocky, who was imprisoned in Sweden earlier this year. Sondland told a ...
Nov 20, 2019
AP source: FBI has asked for interview with whistleblower
WASHINGTON - The FBI has requested an interview with the whistleblower whose complaint fueled the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine. That's according to a person familiar wit...
Nov 20, 2019
Montreal honours 'hero' driver who used SUV to shield pedestrians
MONTREAL - Erick Marciano says he doesn't consider himself a hero for using his SUV to shield pedestrians from a speeding car last week in Montreal. "It was just a natural thing to do,"...
Nov 20, 2019
Trudeau pressed to ensure less restrictive assisted-dying law a priority
OTTAWA - Even before he swears in his new cabinet, Justin Trudeau is being urged to ask his new justice minister to move swiftly to make Canada's assisted-dying law less restrictive. Th...
Nov 20, 2019