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Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr speaks in at child soldiers panel
HALIFAX - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr has made a rare public speaking appearance in Halifax. Khadr was part of a panel discussion Monday night on child soldiers hosted by the Romeo Dalla...
Feb 10, 2020
Impact, midfielder Ignacio Piatti agree to terminate contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact and midfielder Ignacio Piatti have agreed to terminate his Major League Soccer contract, allowing the Argentine to sign with his former club. The Impact announced the mo...
Feb 10, 2020
China's daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time
BEIJING - China's daily death toll from new virus has topped 100 for first time, with more than 1,000 total deaths recorded, the health ministry announced Tuesday, as the spread of the contagion shows...
Feb 10, 2020
Charges laid in weekend stabbing in Riverside Meadows
A 62-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening injuries Sunday after being stabbed in Red Deer's Riverside Meadows neighbourhood.RCMP responded just after 12 p.m. on Feb. 9 to the area of 61 Street a...
Feb 10, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Lowry set to return, Ibaka out with illness in Raptors' game vs. T'Wolves
Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry is expected to play Monday against the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, but big man Serge Ibaka is sidelined with flu-like symptoms. Lowry suffered whiplash on Friday ...
Feb 10, 2020
Texas officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting
BELTON, Texas - A Central Texas police officer was charged Monday with manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a traffic stop, officials said. Temple Officer Carmen DeCruz was cha...
Feb 10, 2020
Athletics Canada Athlete Council condemns handling of allegations against former coach
TORONTO - The Athletics Canada Athlete Council condemned Canada's track and field governing body Monday in the wake of allegations surrounding former national coach Dave Scott...
Feb 10, 2020
Kobe Bryant's widow expresses grief, anger in online post
LOS ANGELES - Vanessa Bryant expressed grief and anger in an Instagram post Monday as she copes with the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gigi and seven other people in a helicopter c...
Feb 10, 2020
Renowned Canadian epidemiologist to lead coronavirus study team: WHO
OTTAWA - Renowned Canadian epidemiologist Bruce Aylward will be leading a team of World Health Organization experts in China to study the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Aylward arrived in Chi...
Feb 10, 2020
Hollywood barriers fall in milestone Oscars for ‘Parasite’
LOS ANGELES - Before Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" made history as the first non-English best picture winner in Academy Awards history, he made a modest plea to American moviegoers: Don't be afraid of sub...
Feb 10, 2020