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Small numbers of protesters gather at fortified US capitols
Small groups of right-wing protesters - some of them carrying rifles - gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday as National Guard troops and police kept watch to preven...
Jan 17, 2021

New video marks Canada's contributions to first Gulf War on 30th anniversary
OTTAWA - Canada's contribution to the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation is being commemorated in a new video released on the 30th anniversary of the start of what is now known as the first Gu...
Jan 17, 2021

COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in Quebec and Ontario; cases spike in New Brunswick
MONTREAL - A decline in the number hospitalizations in Ontario and Quebec on Sunday provided some small glimmers of a hope in a day marked by a rising COVID-19 death toll and record-breaking cases in ...
Jan 17, 2021

Victoria firefighters use homeowners' jackhammer to rescue cat trapped in tiny pipe
VICTORIA - A Victoria firefighter says using a jackhammer and other home repair tools to save a cat stuck in a tiny basement drainpipe ranks as the strangest rescue call he's been on in his 20-year ca...
Jan 17, 2021

Curtis Labelle excited for release of new single under new management
Curtis Labelle, a Canadian rock pianist from Red Deer, made quite the name for himself over the past year, and he's now under new management.Not only that, the 37-year-old's latest single is set for r...
Jan 17, 2021

Canadian forward Cyle Larin plays provider in Besiktas win over Istanbul rival
ISTANBUL - Canadian forward Cyle Larin played provider Sunday, helping set up league-leading Besiktas' insurance goal in stoppage time for a 2-0 win over Istanbul rival Galatasaray. French winger Geor...
Jan 17, 2021

No place for 'far right' in Conservative Party: O'Toole
OTTAWA - Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says there is "no place for the far right" in the party. O'Toole made the declaration in a statement today in which he lists the numerous ways that he...
Jan 17, 2021

Curling Alberta decision will have ripple effect on potential wild-card teams
Never has so little curling action created so many headlines ahead of the national championships. With many teams, clubs and provincial playdowns on ice due to the pandemic, several curling associatio...
Jan 17, 2021

Jets return to practice a day after suspending workouts due to COVID concerns
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have returned to practice a day after suspending workouts due to a possible exposure to COVID-19.The Jets took to the ice at Bell MTS Place this morning before leaving for...
Jan 17, 2021

Decision on Belarus hockey worlds near amid sponsor pressure
DSSELDORF, Germany - The International Ice Hockey Federation will make a decision in the coming days on whether to pull its world championship from Belarus as pressure increases from sponsors over a c...
Jan 17, 2021