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Canada expected to support heavy fuel ban in Arctic despite costs to northerners
The federal government is expected to support international measures that would reduce the environmental impact of Arctic shipping but would cost northern families hundreds of dollars a year. On Monda...
Feb 16, 2020
Blue Jays' left-hander Borucki experiencing elbow tightness at camp
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Ryan Borucki knows what it's like to have an elbow issue snowball into a bigger problem. So when the Toronto Blue Jays left-hander experienced tightness in his thro...
Feb 16, 2020
Trudeau tells U.S. lawmakers he's confident USMCA bill will pass Commons
MUNICH - The federal Liberal government will "have the votes" to ensure North America's new trade deal becomes the law of the land, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday before championi...
Feb 16, 2020
Vlhova wins slalom to overtake absent Shiffrin in standings
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia - Petra Vlhova won her third straight women's World Cup slalom Sunday to overtake the absent Mikaela Shiffrin on the top of the discipline standings. Vlhova was more than nine-...
Feb 16, 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: Edmonton police say two people were taken into custody during a protest at 109th Street ...
Feb 16, 2020
Bloemen wins 5,000 gold at single distance speedskating championships
SALT LAKE CITY - Calgary's Ted-Jan Bloemen won gold in the men's 5,000-metres Thursday at the world single distance speedskating championships. Bloemen finished in a time of six minutes 4.375 seconds ...
Feb 16, 2020
Virus cases rise as experts question China's numbers
BEIJING - Infections and deaths from the new virus in China ballooned for a second straight day Friday, on paper at least, as officials near the epicenter of the outbreak struggled to keep up with a b...
Feb 16, 2020
Murder of sex worker exposes Canada's hypocrisy on prostitution: advocate
MONTREAL - The recent killing of a 22-year-old woman in Quebec has focused renewed attention on Canada's prostitution laws, which critics say are applied irregularly across the country ...
Feb 16, 2020
'Valuable life lesson:' Woman arrested for anti-Indigenous comments apologizes
THE PAS, Man. - A woman arrested in northern Manitoba for online comments threatening violence against Indigenous people has asked for forgiveness and says she has learned valuable lessons. Destine Sp...
Feb 16, 2020
Trudeau pushing for new rules to make air travel safer near conflict zones
MUNICH - Canada is pushing for new international rules to protect civilian airliners flying near conflict zones, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday at an major security conference in Munich, Ge...
Feb 16, 2020