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Virus strikes more Canadians on cruise ship as evacuation plane heads for Japan
A plane carrying Canadians from a quarantined cruise ship in Japan will leave the region by week's end, the federal government says, as the number aboard sickened with the novel coronav...
Feb 20, 2020
PM urges patience, promises reconciliation in face of anti-pipeline blockades
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to redouble reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples Tuesday as he sought to ease tensions over nationwide blockades erected in opposition to...
Feb 20, 2020
Supreme Court to decide next step in Via Rail terror case
OTTAWA - The fate of two men accused of plotting to derail a Via train in a terrorist attack should become a little clearer today. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide whether it wil...
Feb 20, 2020
South Korea city urges 2.5M to stay home as virus cases grow
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spiked and he pleaded for help fr...
Feb 19, 2020
Alex Galchenyuk scores shootout winner as Wild beat Canucks 4-3
VANCOUVER - Alex Galchenyuk scored the tying goal and the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday. Kevin Fiala and Luke Kunin also scored in regulation f...
Feb 19, 2020
Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward
The Boy Scouts of America urged victims to come forward Tuesday as the historic, 110-year-old organization filed for bankruptcy protection in the first step toward creating a huge compensation fund fo...
Feb 19, 2020
Three Clippers have four point nights in 8-4 win over Bulldogs
PORT ALBERNI - Three Clippers had four point nights in an 8-4 win over the Bulldogs.Josh Bourne led the way with three goals and an assist, Ethan Scardina had a goal and three assists, and Kyler Kovic...
Feb 19, 2020 Josh Bourne led the offence with three goals and an assist, and Ethan Scardina and Kyler Kovich also had four points in Nanaimo''s 8-4 win in Alberni Valley. (Gary Dorland)
Pastrnak scores overtime winner, Bruins edge Oilers 2-1
EDMONTON - David Pastrnak scored the winner 1:14 into overtime as the Boston Bruins continued their strong run of late, coming away with a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Pastrnak w...
Feb 19, 2020
Japan says 2 former cruise ship passengers died from virus
TOKYO - Japan's health ministry confirmed Thursday that two elderly passengers taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship have died from the new virus, becoming the first fatalities from the virus-str...
Feb 19, 2020
Virus claims life of hospital director in hard-hit Wuhan
BEIJING - As a mysterious new virus enveloped central China's Wuhan early this year, Liu Zhiming mobilized all the resources of his hospital in the city's Wuchang district to deal with the thousands o...
Feb 19, 2020