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Rourke enjoying the chance to watch younger brother set own path at Ohio University
Nathan Rourke is living this football season vicariously through his younger brother, Kurtis. The B.C. Lions rookie quarterback has been relegated to the role of football fan since August when the CFL...
Nov 11, 2020
Alberta records 672 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths
Alberta Health has announced that the province added 672 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing Alberta's total to 35,545.Only a limited online update was provided Wednesday due to the Rem...
Nov 11, 2020
Full details of van attack recounted at start of Minassian trial this week
TORONTO - The final resting spot. That was the phrase a prosecutor used over and over this week to describe the bloodied sidewalks, streets and squares where the lives of several pedestrians end...
Nov 11, 2020
North Carolina Sen. Tillis reelected, keeps seat for GOP
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis has won reelection to his U.S. Senate seat, confirming that Democrats must now win both runoff races in Georgia in January if they are to seize Se...
Nov 11, 2020
Former MP Tootoo takes on position of Nunavut Curling Association president
Hunter Tootoo remembers the pride he felt when Team Nunavut made its Tim Hortons Brier debut in 2016. A Liberal MP at the time, Tootoo said it was quite emotional to be on hand at Ottawa's TD Place Ar...
Nov 11, 2020
Thunder promote assistant Daigneault to head coach
OKLAHOMA CITY - Much of the credit for Mark Daigneault's quick ascent to NBA head coach goes to the man he is replacing. The Oklahoma City Thunder promoted Daigneault to head coach on Wednesday, handi...
Nov 11, 2020
Future of business travel unclear as virus upends work life
Brian Contreras represents the worst fears of the lucrative business travel industry. A partner account executive at a U.S. tech firm, Contreras was used to travelling frequently for his company. But ...
Nov 11, 2020
Biden's agenda at stake, battle for Senate pushes to January
WASHINGTON - Control of the Senate won't be decided until January runoffs in Georgia after neither party Wednesday locked down a majority, launching a mammoth battle to shape President-elect Joe Biden...
Nov 11, 2020
Quebec plans to add in vitro fertilization to government-funded health services
QUEBEC - The Quebec government introduced a bill today that would add one cycle of in vitro fertilization to the list of services covered by provincial health insurance. One cycle of the procedure cur...
Nov 11, 2020
Biden's plea for co-operation confronts a polarized Congress
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left. The clubby atmosphere that Biden knew so well during his 36-year Senate career is go...
Nov 11, 2020