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New Toronto FC coach Chris Armas exudes enthusiasm after first training session
TORONTO - Intensity and energy were the buzzwords Wednesday as the Chris Armas era kicked off at Toronto FC.The club is the first in Major League Soccer to open training camp, given a little extra tim...
Feb 17, 2021

Rush Limbaugh, radio king and architect of right wing, dies
Rush Limbaugh called himself a truth detector, doctor of democracy, lover of mankind, all-around good guy and harmless fuzz ball, titles his legions of followers embraced as he boomed from their radio...
Feb 17, 2021

Closing arguments begin in trial of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON - A defence lawyer is asking a jury to give a man accused of killing a woman found dead in his hotel room bathtub the benefit of the doubt. Bradley Barton is on trial for manslaughter in the ...
Feb 17, 2021

B.C. Liberals to set leadership vote no later than next February, says party
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Liberals say the party will elect a new leader no later than next February. Acting party president Don Silversides says in a statement the process to set the rules for a...
Feb 17, 2021

Senate poised for final vote on amended assisted-dying bill after days of debate
OTTAWA - Senators are wrapping up final debate on a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying.They will vote on the bill, as amended by senators, later today.Senators have already approved ...
Feb 17, 2021

Cannabis company Tilray reports US$2.9M loss, $56.5M in revenue in Q4
NANAIMO, B.C. - Tilray Inc. incurred a US$2.9-million loss in its latest quarter, just as the company was signing a blockbuster deal to merge with competitor Aphria Inc.The Nanaimo, B.C.-based cannabi...
Feb 17, 2021

Canadian rookie Edwards shining in a bizarre UConn season unlike any other
Aaliyah Edwards splits her days between the gym and her apartment. The 18-year-old Canadian is one of six freshmen on a No. 1-ranked University of Connecticut women's basketball team that's seen littl...
Feb 17, 2021

Conservation officers kill cougar, search for second animal after teen followed
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The Conservation Officer Service says a juvenile cougar has been killed after a teenager reported being followed by two of the animals in Coquitlam, B.C. The agency says in a stateme...
Feb 17, 2021

Mississauga man pleads guilty to laundering money in alleged North Korean cyberhack
WASHINGTON - A Canadian man has pleaded guilty in what U.S. prosecutors described Wednesday as a scheme by hackers linked to military intelligence in North Korea to steal more than $1.3 billion from b...
Feb 17, 2021

Nearly 300 charges laid, 130 arrested, as Vancouver police target shoplifting
VANCOUVER - A month-long crackdown has resulted in nearly 300 recommended criminal charges against people police allege are violent and prolific shoplifters working in downtown Vancouver. A statement ...
Feb 17, 2021