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Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl named NHL first star of week
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl was named NHL first star of the week on Monday. He led all players with 10 points (3-7) over four games last week. Draisaitl had three multi-point...
Feb 18, 2020
Election commission: Afghan president Ghani wins 2nd term
KABUL - Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as president of Afghanistan, the country's independent election commission announced Tuesday, more than four months after polls closed. The commission said G...
Feb 18, 2020
Flight to evacuate Canadians from cruise ship 'expected' to depart Japan on Thursday
Canadians stranded on a quarantined cruise ship were told that a flight set to bring them home is "expected" to depart Tokyo Haneda Airport on Thursday amid an outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Passe...
Feb 18, 2020
The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia: Via Rail is preparing to resume part of its passenger rail service as anti-pipeline pr...
Feb 18, 2020
Energy, economy, land rights face Trudeau as House of Commons returns
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returns to a House of Commons eager to debate his government's policies on the economy, energy, climate change and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples after a...
Feb 18, 2020
Patrik Mathews, accused neo-Nazi, to appear in court in Maryland
GREENBELT, Md. - A former Canadian Forces reservist and accused neo-Nazi is scheduled to appear in court today on weapons charges linked to his role in an alleged plot to touch off a race wa...
Feb 18, 2020
Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change
NEW YORK - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Monday that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world's richest person, said in an Instagram post that h...
Feb 18, 2020
Quarantine on cruise ship in Japan comes under question
TOKYO - An extraordinary two-week quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends Wednesday, with thousands of passengers and crew set to disembark over the next several days in the port of Yokoha...
Feb 18, 2020
Via to partly resume service between Quebec City and Ottawa starting Thursday
MONTREAL - Via Rail says partial service is set to resume between Quebec City, Montreal and Ottawa beginning Thursday. Almost all other Via Rail services remain cancelled with the exception of Sudbury...
Feb 18, 2020
Lewis Capaldi, Dave among front-runners for UK's Brit Awards
LONDON - Singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave lead the nominations for the U.K. music industry's Brit Awards, which faced criticism for the lack of female artists nominated for the high-pro...
Feb 18, 2020