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Environment Canada to release science review backing need for plastics ban
OTTAWA - Environment Canada is releasing scientific evidence today to back up the government's bid to ban most single-use plastics next year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last June the gove...
Jan 30, 2020
Britain bids adieu to EU and a gardener in the tundra; In The News for Jan. 30
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 30 ... What we are wa...
Jan 30, 2020
Netanyahu pulls request for immunity on corruption charges
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his request for immunity from prosecution on Tuesday, hours before parliamentary proceedings on the subject were set to begin. Netanyahu,...
Jan 30, 2020
In #MeToo era, Kobe and other athletes often get a pass
DENVER - Folded conveniently into the narratives about his "complicated past" was the detail about Kobe Bryant that could've wrecked him. It was a rape allegation by a 19-year-old employee of a hotel....
Jan 30, 2020
Hughes, Virtanen lead streaking Canucks past Sharks, 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jake Virtanen put Vancouver ahead and the first-place Canucks scored four unanswered goals in the third period to extend their winning streak ...
Jan 29, 2020
Monahan scores shootout winner as Flames edge rival Oilers 4-3
EDMONTON - Sean Monahan scored the shootout winner as the Calgary Flames snapped a two-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Andrew Mangiapane had a pair of goals and Eli...
Jan 29, 2020
Bourne's late winner lifts Clippers over West Kelowna 3-2
NANAIMO - The Clippers were down eight bodies but still found a way to earn a narrow victory over the West Kelowna Warriors.There were four injuries and four suspensions that left the home team shortm...
Jan 29, 2020 Josh Bourne scored with 22 seconds left in the game to give Nanaimo an important home ice win over the Warriors. (Gary Dorland)
'Palm Springs' sets a Sundance record in $17.5M sale
PARK CITY, Utah - The "Groundhog Day"-esque comedy "Palm Springs," by Andy Samberg and the Lonely Island, has set an acquisition record at the Sundance Film Festival by 69 cents. The indie distributor...
Jan 29, 2020
Was Kobe Bryant's pilot feeling pressure to fly that day?
LOS ANGELES - The pilot in the foggy-weather helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant was well-acquainted with the skies over Los Angeles and accustomed to flying celebrities. Ara Zobayan, 50, had spe...
Jan 29, 2020
J.T. Miller, Thatcher Demko lead Canucks to ninth straight home win, beat Blues
VANCOUVER - Thatcher Demko might have added a new category to the NHL's statistics. The Vancouver Canucks goaltender was asked about the 23 blocked shots his teammates made in a 3-1 win over the St. L...
Jan 29, 2020