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Rolling Stones to play Vancouver on 15-city tour of North America
LOS ANGELES - The Rolling Stones' new tour includes a sole Canadian stop in Vancouver. The band announced Thursday that it will kick off a 15-city leg of its No Filter tour in San Diego on May 8,...
Feb 8, 2020
Canada's Bianca Andreescu not scheduled to play singles at Fed Cup
BIEL, Switzerland - The Canadian Fed Cup team became a major underdog in its tie against Switzerland when reigning U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu was not included in the singles ma...
Feb 8, 2020
Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps unveil new secondary kit
Toronto FC's new jersey is said to represent the diversity of cultures living in the Toronto area. The Whitecaps' 2020 "Wave" jersey offers a reflection of Vancouver and the water that surrounds ...
Feb 8, 2020
Canada's Blondin, Weidemann, Maltais revive speedskating tradition
CALGARY - Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann are accustomed to observations about their height differential. Weidemann is a foot taller than her five-foot-two teammate on Canada's sp...
Feb 8, 2020
Conservative leadership contenders set to take the stage in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - Call it the Iowa of the federal Conservative leadership race. Just as that state is the first stop on the road to the U.S. presidency, on Saturday Nova Scotia is the setting for the debut gro...
Feb 8, 2020
Report: Emirates pilots unaware engines idle in 2016 crash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The pilots of an Emirates flight that crashed in 2016 and caught fire in Dubai did not realize the engines of their Boeing 777 remained idle as they tried to take off fro...
Feb 8, 2020
Raptors stretch win streak and Buttigieg clings to narrow lead; In The News for Feb. 6
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 Feb. 6 ... What ...
Feb 8, 2020
Premiers bound for Washington to celebrate USMCA, beat back protectionism
WASHINGTON - A delegation of premiers will be in Washington this weekend to buttress cross-border business ties with their American counterparts, hedging their bets ...
Feb 8, 2020
Saudi Arabia bars citizens, residents from travel to China
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia on Thursday barred its citizens and residents of the kingdom from travelling to China amid the new virus outbreak. The kingdom's General Directorate of Passp...
Feb 8, 2020
Heat, Grizzlies complete trade sending Iguodala to Miami
MIAMI - Each of the last nine NBA Finals have included either the Miami Heat or Andre Iguodala. They'd like to go there together now. Iguodala is about to get back on the floor, and the Heat are hopin...
Feb 8, 2020