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WE controversy takes bite out of Trudeau, Liberal popularity: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests nearly half of Canadians would support an election if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is found to have broken the Conflict of Interest Act again. The survey by Leger an...
Aug 05, 2020
Canadian company urges human trials after COVID-19 vaccine results in mice
OTTAWA - A Canadian company is telling the government today that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know wheth...
Aug 05, 2020
Potential explosion in mental illness could last years after pandemic: study
OTTAWA - A new study suggests Canadians, especially women, will face a potentially explosive increase in mental illness for years after the COVID-19 pandemic is finally over. Over the long t...
Aug 05, 2020
Vancouver Canucks tame Minnesota Wild 4-3 to even qualifying series
EDMONTON - J.T. Miller's goal and assist led the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, evening their qualifying series at one win apiece. Tanner Pearson, Br...
Aug 04, 2020
Aho, Reimer help Hurricanes beat Rangers 4-1 for sweep
TORONTO - Sebastian Aho scored twice in the third period while James Reimer was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night and sweep the Stanley Cup q...
Aug 04, 2020
NHL Capsules
TORONTO - Sebastian Aho scored twice in the third period while James Reimer was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night and sweep the Stanley Cup q...
Aug 04, 2020
Clay ousted in Missouri primary after 20 years in Congress
Cori Bush, a onetime homeless woman who led protests following a white police officer's fatal shooting of a Black 18-year-old in Ferguson, ousted longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay Tuesday in Missouri's ...
Aug 04, 2020
US sending highest rep to Taiwan since 1979 break in ties
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The U.S. says Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in formal diplo...
Aug 04, 2020
Riley's 3-run homer helps Fried, Braves beat Blue Jays 10-1
ATLANTA - Max Fried boosted Atlanta's depleted rotation by allowing only one run in six innings, Austin Riley hit a three-run homer and the Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Tuesday night. The...
Aug 04, 2020
'Felt like an earthquake': Resident describes blast that shook Lebanon
Philippe Tawileh was with his wife and children watching television after dinner when they heard a blast and felt the house shake. The family of five who live in Byblos (Jbeil), about 40 kilometres no...
Aug 04, 2020