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Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that Iran must take "full responsibility" for shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 people on board, including 57 Cana...
Jan 13, 2020
Source; Toronto CF trades Nicolas Benezet's rights to Colorado Rapids
Toronto FC has shipped the rights to French winger Nicolas Benezet to the Colorado Rapids in exchange for US$50,000 general allocation money. A source, requesting anonymity because the deal had not ye...
Jan 13, 2020
Strong winds, snow, Arctic freeze, prompt travel warnings, woes, in West
VANCOUVER - Frigid temperatures have prompted Environment Canada to issue weather warnings for many parts of the British Columbia and Alberta, while snow snarled the morning commute in Metro...
Jan 13, 2020
Canadian curling team beats Spain, remains unbeaten at Youth Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Canada's mixed curling team improved to 4-0 at the Youth Olympics with a 9-3 win over Spain on Monday. Canada scored three in the first end and added deuces in the fourth and f...
Jan 13, 2020
Alouettes hire University of Montreal coach Danny Maciocia as GM
MONTREAL - Danny Maciocia is returning to the Montreal Alouettes as general manager. Maciocia, the head coach of the University of Montreal Carabins since the 2011 season, was unveiled as the CFL club...
Jan 13, 2020
ScarJo and Erivo go for 2, and other Oscar facts and figures
LOS ANGELES - A look at some of the historic achievements and trivial tidbits from Monday's nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards. ___ A record 62 women, representing nearly a third of nominees, wer...
Jan 13, 2020
Panelist Abby Huntsman says she's leaving 'The View'
NEW YORK - Abby Huntsman, a panelist on ABC's daytime talk show "The View," said Monday she's leaving to help run her father's campaign for governor of Utah and spend more time with her family. Huntsm...
Jan 13, 2020
Here we go again: #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars
NEW YORK - Once again, it was #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars. "Congratulations to those men," said presenter Issa Rae pointedly, after the announcement of an all-male directors slate. Denied were cont...
Jan 13, 2020
Jewish, Iranian groups want government to add Iran's Guards to terror listing
OTTAWA - Canadian Jewish and Iranian organizations have reiterated their demands for the government to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity following last week...
Jan 13, 2020
Strong cast of Canadian athlete doubles provide skating scenes in "Spinning Out"
TORONTO - There's a scene in the new Netflix soapy figure skating series "Spinning Out," in which the main characters Kat and Justin execute a lasso lift. The physically-demanding eleme...
Jan 13, 2020