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Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump regaled a friendly New Jersey campaign crowd with his thoughts about with his thoughts about impeachment, the economy, the border wall, local politics and much more...
Feb 01, 2020
Parents charged after Chicago boy shot in struggle over gun
CHICAGO - The parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head as his parents struggled over a gun inside a Chicago home were each ordered held on Thursday in lieu of $10,000 bond. Travis McCoy, 2...
Feb 01, 2020
Bourne gives Clippers last minute winner in 4-3 triumph over Bulldogs
NANAIMO - The Clippers were backed by a sold out crowd and a group of nearly 90 alumni in their 4-3 win over Alberni Valley.Josh Bourne had the game winner with 11 seconds left in the third period, hi...
Feb 01, 2020 For the second game in a row Josh Bourne scored the game winning goal for the Clippers in the final minute of the game. (Gary Dorland)
Bank of England holds fire as Brexit uncertainty eases
LONDON - The Bank of England on Thursday opted against cutting interest rates amid signs of improvement in the British economy in the run-up to Britain's imminent departure from the European Union. Th...
Feb 01, 2020
Federal IT systems at risk of 'critical failure,' Trudeau warned in memo
OTTAWA - Newly released briefing notes for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau describe the dire state of federal computer systems, which deliver billions in benefits and are on the precipice...
Feb 01, 2020
No need to change Canada's plans after WHO declares global emergency: officials
Canada is already taking the right steps to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, so there is no need to change things now that the World Health Organization has declared a global emergenc...
Feb 01, 2020
Indigenous community votes down proposed nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron
TORONTO - An Ontario Indigenous community has overwhelmingly rejected a proposed nuclear-waste bunker in their area. Members of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation voted 85 per cent against the deep geologic r...
Feb 01, 2020
Plastic ban coming in 2021 after report concludes there is evidence of harm
OTTAWA - A national ban on many single-use plastics is on track for next year after a government report concluded Thursday that there is more than enough evidence proving plastic pollution is har...
Feb 01, 2020
Lakers return after Bryant's death, lose 127-119 to Blazers
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers dried their eyes and took the Staples Center court for the first time since Kobe Bryant's death with a resolve that would have made him proud. Damian Lillard playe...
Jan 31, 2020
Monahan scores shootout winner as Flames edge rival Oilers 4-3
EDMONTON - There was definitely an old-school, playoff atmosphere on display in Edmonton on Wednesday night. Sean Monahan scored the shootout winner as the Calgary Flames snapped a two-game skid with ...
Jan 31, 2020