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Newly empowered Virginia Democrats promise action
RICHMOND, Va. - A new era in Virginia politics began Wednesday, as Democrats took full control of the state house for the first time in a generation and promised to reshape many of the state's laws. T...
Jan 08, 2020
Australians on SE coast urged to flee as fire risk escalates
TOMERONG, Australia - Residents in the path of wildfires razing southeast Australia were urged to evacuate on Thursday if they don't intend to defend their homes as hot and windy conditions are foreca...
Jan 08, 2020
Teen grateful to be alive after 30 hours in Utah mountains
SALT LAKE CITY - A California teenager who survived nearly 30 hours alone in the snowy Utah mountains said Wednesday he kept himself awake with phone alarms, built a snow cave for shelter and held a s...
Jan 08, 2020
Copp scores winner as Jets hand struggling Canadiens sixth straight loss
MONTREAL - Veteran forward Ilya Kovalchuk felt good in his Montreal Canadiens debut despite not getting the win. Kovalchuk had an assist and four shots in a 3-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Monday nig...
Jan 08, 2020
Japan issues arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair's wife
Tokyo prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant Tuesday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn's wife on suspicion of perjury, adding to the couple's legal troubles in the country where he once was reve...
Jan 08, 2020
Health groups take aim at flavoured vapes in new public awareness campaign
TORONTO - Two Canadian health advocacy groups launched a public awareness campaign Wednesday taking aim at flavoured vape products, with a pointed advertisement that highlights how the products are ma...
Jan 08, 2020
Calgary Flames, Rasmus Andersson agree to six-year contract extension
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Rasmus Andersson to a six-year contract extension. The 23-year-old from Malmo, Sweden and the NHL club agreed to a deal averaging US$4.55 milli...
Jan 08, 2020
Acclaimed Conceptual artist John Baldessari dies at 88
LOS ANGELES - John Baldessari, who pioneered a new genre of art in the 1970s and in the process helped elevate Los Angeles' status in the art world from that of back-water berg to a centre of the Conc...
Jan 08, 2020
Chair named to improve cancer outcomes for Indigenous Peoples in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Dr. Nadine Caron says she hears difficult stories every day from some of her Indigenous patients in rural British Columbia facing a diagnosis of cancer. They tell her why they di...
Jan 08, 2020
Nashville Predators fire coach Peter Laviolette
Nashville general manager David Poile thought he made the key moves to win the Stanley Cup. With the Predators struggling to keep pace in the playoff chase, he fired coach Peter Laviolette on Monday d...
Jan 08, 2020