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AP source: Jet evacuates Americans from China outbreak zone
SANTA ANA, Calif. - An airplane evacuating as many as 240 Americans from a Chinese city at the centre of a virus outbreak departed Wednesday before dawn, and is en route to the U.S., a U.S. State Depa...
Jan 28, 2020
Oilers' Zack Kassian says a win is best revenge against Flames' Matthew Tkachuk
Edmonton Oilers winger Zack Kassian, fresh off a two-game suspension for pummelling Calgary's Matthew Tkachuk, thinks winning will be the best revenge when the teams meet again Wednesday. Kassian feel...
Jan 28, 2020
Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth single again, divorce finalized
LOS ANGELES - Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are officially single. Court records show that a Los Angeles judge on Tuesday finalized the divorce that ended the brief marriage of the 27-year-old Americ...
Jan 28, 2020
B.C. coroner recommends safety improvements after review of party bus death
VANCOUVER - The coroner's service is calling on the B.C. government to improve the oversight of commercial vehicles after reviewing the death of a young woman who fell from a party...
Jan 28, 2020
Officials concerned rumours spreading after Canada's third case of coronavirus
VANCOUVER - A third case of a new coronavirus that's behind deaths in China has been confirmed in Canada by health officials in British Columbia, who say a man in his 40s ...
Jan 28, 2020
'No-brainer:' Collaros says coming back to Winnipeg an easy choice
WINNIPEG - It didn't take long for quarterback Zach Collaros to know he wanted to return to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. After helping the Bombers capture their first Grey Cup since 1990 with a 33-12 vi...
Jan 28, 2020
Sheriff: Man stirs the pot by lighting joint in court
LEBANON, Tenn. - The rapper Afroman famously sang about how getting high on marijuana prevented him from going to court. A Tennessee man decided to combine the two when he lit a marijuana cigarette in...
Jan 28, 2020
Officials concerned rumours spreading after Canada's third case of coronavirus
VANCOUVER - A third case of a new coronavirus that's behind deaths in China has been confirmed in Canada by health officials in British Columbia, who say a man in his 40s ...
Jan 28, 2020
Kobe Bryant and daughter among those killed in chopper crash
CALABASAS, Calif. - Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles La...
Jan 28, 2020
Canada's basketball community mourns Kobe Bryant after helicopter crash
Jay Triano remembers the day Kobe Bryant explained why he wore No. 24. "It represented the number of hours in a day, and that's what it would take to be the best," Triano said. Triano reminisced with ...
Jan 28, 2020