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'There's a lot of talent up here': NCAA coaches want Canadian talent
VANCOUVER - Coaches for some of the NCAA’s best basketball teams had the chance to perform a couple of key duties this week. Not only did they guide their women’s and men’s teams in ...
Nov 23, 2018
Canada beats Hong Kong 27-10 to finally book ticket to 2019 Rugby World Cup
MARSEILLE, France - Canada booked its ticket to the Rugby World Cup on Friday with a 27-10 win over Hong Kong, completing a perfect run at a last-chance qualifying tournament. The Canadian men had to ...
Nov 23, 2018
A by-the-numbers look at the federal government's new social finance fund
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is promising almost $800 million for an experimental way to pay for charitable work, charging into the world of “social financing” to help charities and no...
Nov 23, 2018
Alberta premier disappointed with Ottawa's response to oil bottleneck
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she’s disappointed with Ottawa’s lukewarm response to the province’s plan to ease oil bottlenecks by buying more rail cars. She says it&...
Nov 23, 2018
Athletics Canada to pursue eliminating term 'midget' as age category descriptor
TORONTO - Athletics Canada became the latest domestic sport organization to take steps to drop the use of the term ‘midget’ as an age category classification, a move that came days after t...
Nov 23, 2018
'A really good feeling:' Paralyzed Humboldt Broncos players back on the ice
DENVER - Former teammates Ryan Straschnitzki and Jacob Wassermann were wearing Humboldt Broncos jerseys Friday night as they took part in an exhibition sledge hockey game at the University of Denver. ...
Nov 23, 2018
Sutter Fund Chiefs Bantam Female Elites to host team from China
The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs Bantam Elite hockey team will experience what will likely be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this weekend. On Sunday, the Chiefs will play host to a team from Harbin, ...
Nov 23, 2018
Professor of cannabis science is launched at the University of B.C.
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is creating a new professorship to study the potential role of marijuana to treat opioid addiction, a move that faculty members say will begin to fill a ...
Nov 23, 2018
5-Star leader Di Maio cancels campaign stop in Corleone
MILAN - The leader of the 5-Star Movement has cancelled a visit to the long-time Mafia stronghold of Corleone after his party’s mayoral candidate said he wanted to open a dialogue with the famil...
Nov 23, 2018
Time for France to give back looted African art, experts say
PARIS - African artworks held in French museums - richly carved thrones, doors to a royal kingdom, wooden statues imbued with spiritual meaning - may be heading back home to Africa at last. French Pre...
Nov 23, 2018