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In the news today, Feb. 1
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Feb. 1 --- MORE MURDER CHARGES EXPECTED FOR MCARTHUR Police in Toronto expect more murder charges to be laid against a self-employed landscaper who’s alread...
Feb 01, 2018
AP Interview: New Zealand urges North Korea 'de-escalation'
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed support Thursday for economic sanctions against North Korea while also urging a “de-escalation” on the Korean ...
Feb 01, 2018
Regulators urged to include so-called grey market in marijuana legalization
VANCOUVER - If it wasn’t for the scent, customers who wandered into Eden Medicinal Society would be forgiven for thinking they had entered a boutique health store rather than a marijuana dispens...
Feb 01, 2018
Canadian space sleuth discovers NASA satellite not a 'piece of space junk'
ROBERTS CREEK, B.C. - An amateur astronomer in British Columbia has made a discovery that has gained the attention of NASA. Scott Tilley, a 47-year-old electrical technologist, sneaks time away from h...
Feb 01, 2018
28 Russians have Olympic doping bans lifted
MOSCOW - Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing the International Olympic Committee’s policy on the country into turmoil. The Court of Arbitrat...
Feb 01, 2018
Fire kills 11 in dormitory for Japanese welfare recipients
TOKYO - A fire engulfed a group home for welfare recipients in northern Japan, killing 11 people and injuring three, police and fire officials said Thursday. Fire department officials said the residen...
Feb 01, 2018
UN official says Rohingya crisis has 'hallmarks of genocide'
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The U.N. special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said Thursday that the Myanmar military’s violent operations against Rohingya Muslims bear “the hallmarks of a...
Jan 31, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Wednesday’s Games NHL Toronto 5 N.Y. Islanders 0 Detroit 2 San Jose 1 (SO) Washington 5 Philadelphia 3 — NBA Indiana 105 Memphis 101 Orlando 127 L.A. Lakers 105 Brooklyn 116 Philadelphia 1...
Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games NHL Toronto 5 N.Y. Islanders 0 Detroit 2 San Jose 1 (SO) Washington 5 Philadelphia 3 — NBA Indiana 105 Memphis 101 Orlando 127 L.A. Lakers 105 Brooklyn 116 Philadelphia 1...
Jan 31, 2018
Report: Women unnecessarily suffering from heart disease due to lack of research
OTTAWA - A new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation says Canadian women are “unnecessarily suffering and dying from heart disease” because of a system that is ill-equipped to diagno...
Jan 31, 2018