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Canadian men's rink hammers Italy at world junior curling championships
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Canada’s Tyler Tardi is back on the winning track at the world junior curling championships. Tardi’s B.C.-based rink beat Italy’s Luca Rizzolli 10-3 in the Tuesday ...
Feb 19, 2019

Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says
WASHINGTON - Senior White House officials pushed a project to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia despite the objections of ethics and national security officials, according to a new cong...
Feb 19, 2019

Saudi Crown Prince arrives in India amid row with Pakistan
NEW DELHI - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in India on Tuesday after visiting Pakistan, which New Delhi blames for a suicide bombing last week that killed at least 40 Indian soldiers i...
Feb 19, 2019
Justice Thomas calls for re-examining landmark libel case
WASHINGTON - Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court should consider overturning a 55-year-old landmark ruling that makes it hard for public figures to win libel suits, writing in a case involv...
Feb 19, 2019

Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign former Toronto Argos linebacker Justin Tuggle
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American linebacker Justin Tuggle on Tuesday. The 29-year-old spent the past two seasons with the Toronto Argonauts. Tuggle started 16 games at three differen...
Feb 19, 2019
Bad weather halts search for missing B.C. snowshoer until at least Wednesday
VANCOUVER - North Vancouver RCMP say the search for a missing snowshoer in the rugged North Shore backcountry will resume when weather and snow conditions allow for a safe and thorough air and ground ...
Feb 19, 2019

Highway 63 reopens after semi rollover causes molten sulphur leak
GRASSLAND- RCMP say the debris has been cleared and traffic is moving again on a busy northern Alberta highway after a semi-tanker truck carrying molten sulphur rolled, resulting in a cargo leak. The ...
Feb 19, 2019

Halifax fire claims seven Syrian refugee children: 'Everyone is devastated'
HALIFAX - Seven children, all members of a Syrian refugee family, died early Tuesday in a fast-moving Halifax house fire described as Nova Scotia’s deadliest blaze in recent memory. Their parent...
Feb 19, 2019

Education minister slams UCP leader
EDMONTON- Provincial education minister David Eggen says Opposition Leader Jason Kenney is being ignorant, deceptive, and deceitful about the ongoing curriculum review for all school grades. Eggen say...
Feb 19, 2019
Canadian Eugenie Bouchard drops second-round match against Simona Halep
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard is out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The 24-year-old native of Westmount, Que., lost 7-6 (4), 6-4 to No. 3 seed Simona Hale...
Feb 19, 2019