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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. REMEMBERING KOBE BRYANT NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others die...
Jan 27, 2020

The coronavirus in Canada and Parliament resumes; In The News for Jan. 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 27. What we are watching in Canada ... TO...
Jan 27, 2020

Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay announces Tory leadership bid
STELLARTON, N.S. - After a more than four-year hiatus from politics, former cabinet minister Peter MacKay officially launched his bid to capture the leadership of the federal Conservative party before...
Jan 27, 2020

NAFTA, gun bill Liberal priorities as House of Commons gets back to work
OTTAWA - The work begins in earnest today for the Liberal minority government as the House of Commons opens for business after a lengthy winter break. The first piece of major legislat...
Jan 27, 2020

Venezuelan opposition leader to meet Trudeau as part of international tour
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down today with Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido. The head of the South American nation's congress is on an international tour to bolster support for...
Jan 27, 2020

Music stars pay tribute to Kobe Bryant at Grammys award show
LOS ANGELES - From the red carpet to the main stage, sadness loomed over music's biggest night Sunday at the arena in downtown Los Angeles where Kobe Bryant played for 20 years for the city's NBA team...
Jan 26, 2020

Music stars pay tribute to Kobe Bryant at Grammys award show
LOS ANGELES - From the red carpet to the main stage, sadness loomed over music's biggest night Sunday at the arena in downtown Los Angeles where Kobe Bryant played for 20 years for the city's NBA team...
Jan 26, 2020

Red Deer’s O’Donnell a top prospect for CFL Draft
Red Deer's Carter O'Donnell finds himself in some pretty elite company. The former Lindsay Thurber Raiders gridiron star is currently ranked fourth overall for the April 30 CFL Draft. He's ranked high...
Jan 26, 2020 Carter O'Donnell (right) is a top prospect for the CFL Draft. (Photo: U of A Athletics)

Lowry, Siakam lead Raptors past Knicks for 6th straight win
NEW YORK - On "Star Wars" night at Madison Square Garden, the Toronto Raptors showed why they remain a galaxy far, far away from the New York Knicks. With All-Star players and big-game experience, the...
Jan 26, 2020

Women once again take centre stage at NHL all-star skills competition
ST. LOUIS - On a night where pucks rocketed from the stands, hockey's best player was dethroned as its fastest skater and a hulking defenceman regained the hardest shot crown, wome...
Jan 26, 2020