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Inquiry learns about gap in care for former soldier Lionel Desmond
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A nurse who assessed Lionel Desmond two months before the Afghanistan war veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 says his symptoms of post-traumatic stress di...
Feb 11, 2020

Entrances to B.C. legislature blocked as pipeline protests flare across Canada
VICTORIA - Hundreds of protesters blocked the entrances to the British Columbia legislature on Tuesday as demonstrations in support of Indigenous hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline project contin...
Feb 11, 2020

Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Brown, Evans ahead of CFL free agency deadline
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed linebacker Kevin Brown and defensive back Randall Evans to one-year extensions Tuesday. Both Americans were scheduled to become CFL free agents later Tue...
Feb 11, 2020

Canadian Premier League unveils new Atletico Ottawa club with Mista as coach
OTTAWA - The Canadian Premier League unveiled its new Ottawa entry Tuesday with a former Toronto FC player as coach. Miguel Angel Ferrer, a former forward who played as Mista, will be in cha...
Feb 11, 2020

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid out 2 to 3 weeks with quad injury
Edmonton captain Connor McDavid will be out two to three weeks with a quad injury. "That's a normal timeline for this injury. We're hoping less," GM Ken Holland told reporters Tuesday. The injury...
Feb 11, 2020

SeaWorld settles investors' lawsuit over orca documentary
ORLANDO, Fla. - SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. on Tuesday agreed to pay $65 million to settle a lawsuit in which the theme park company was accused of misleading investors over the impact the documentary...
Feb 11, 2020

Trump, first lady to host state dinner in April for Spain
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will host the administration's third state dinner in April, for King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, the White House announced Tu...
Feb 11, 2020

1.2M litres of oil spilled in Saskatchewan train derailment
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Saskatchewan government says about 1.2 million litres of oil was spilled during a fiery train derailment in Saskatchewan last week. The province's ministry of environment says th...
Feb 11, 2020

What the 2010 Winter Olympics wrought, a decade of Canadian confidence in sport
Mikael Kingsbury's perception of his own potential changed a decade ago. He was a 17-year-old forerunner testing the moguls course for competitors about to ski the Cypress Mountain slope at ...
Feb 11, 2020

Trudeau to take UN Security Council pitch to Caribbean next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will head to the Caribbean next week to make his pitch to a new audience for why Canada should be given a seat on the UN Security Council. Trudeau is to fly to t...
Feb 11, 2020