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China, Iran challenges top foreign policy priorities for Canada, says Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says no one should construe the co-operation between Canada and China on the novel coronavirus outbreak as a sign that relations between t...
Feb 21, 2020
Ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic full of holes: environmental group
The global body that regulates shipping is moving to eliminate a highly polluting fuel in the Arctic. The International Maritime Organization has passed a draft regulation to ban heavy fuel oil i...
Feb 21, 2020
Lions sign free-agent receiver Dominique Rhymes to one-year contract
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed free-agent wide receiver Dominique Rhymes to a one-year contract. Rhymes, 26, joins the Lions following three CFL seasons with Ottawa, where he ap...
Feb 21, 2020
Kanesatake chief retracts rail blockade comments after community uproar
KANESATAKE, Que. - An Indigenous leader in Quebec retracted comments Wednesday about the possibility of ongoing rail blockades coming down - words that didn't go over well with members of his own comm...
Feb 21, 2020
Blockade on CN rail line in Edmonton removed, injunction granted
EDMONTON - A blockade set up on a Canadian National rail line on the western edge of Edmonton in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs was being dismantled - at least temporarily - Wednesday ...
Feb 21, 2020
Canada coach Kingsley Jones sees his players finding a home in Major League Rugby
With 28 Canadians on the Toronto Arrows' roster and six on the Seattle Seawolves, it's no wonder that Canada coach Kingsley Jones will be in the stands Saturday in suburban Seattle to watch ...
Feb 21, 2020
Senators forward Ryan recovering from alcohol problem, says he is doing 'very well'
Ottawa Senators Bobby Ryan forward said Friday that he has been dealing with an alcohol problem, but is doing "very well" on his road to recovery. Ryan met with the media for the first time since...
Feb 21, 2020
Florida homeless group helps top chefs prep food festival
MIAMI - From Rachael Ray to Bobby Flay, celebrity chefs are in town this weekend for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, where fine-palated foodies might not know that some of their dishes have ...
Feb 21, 2020
P.E.I.'s Birt through to championship round at Tournament of Hearts
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Suzanne Birt reached the championship round at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts a second straight year with higher ambitions. The Prince Edward Island skip upped her workload ...
Feb 21, 2020
Nanaimo's best honoured at 15th Sport Achievement Awards
NANAIMO - The city's best in sport and competition was recognized at the 15th annual Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards at the Coast Bastion Inn on Thursday, Feb. 20.A total of 20 different awards were ...
Feb 21, 2020 The top local contributions in sport were recognized at the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards. The ceremony was held on Feb. 20 at the Coast Bastion Inn. (Dan Marshall/NanaimoNewsNOW)