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Marc Gasol expects to return from hamstring injury for Raptors' next game
TORONTO - Marc Gasol's return to health has been an around-the-clock group effort. After sitting out 12 games with a hamstring injury, the Raptors centre is expected to play on Wednesday when Toronto ...
Jan 16, 2020
Climate is changing. Investing needs to, too, says BlackRock
NEW YORK - A changing climate means dramatic risks for the world - and for investments too, the chief of the world's largest investment manager said Tuesday. To prepare for and protect against those r...
Jan 16, 2020
Newly renovated Early Years Resource Centre looking for community involvement
Meadow Lake Early Years Resource Centre renovations are complete and its neighbour, KidsFirst is hosting two engagement events to involve the community in the centre's planning process. Lori Albert, p...
Jan 16, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Federal government to spend hundred of millions more to keep CF-18s fighting fit
OTTAWA - The federal government is planning to invest hundreds of millions of dollars more to ensure Canada's aging CF-18s can still fight while the country waits for replacement jets, which were...
Jan 16, 2020
Canada's nuclear watchdog eyes lessons from Boeing 737 Max air crashes
OTTAWA - Canada's nuclear safety regulator is looking to draw valuable lessons from an unexpected source - the recent Boeing 737 Max airplane accidents. A working group set up by the Canadian Nuc...
Jan 16, 2020
Creatures of Prince Albert National Park find fascinating ways to endure bitter temperatures
Animals of the Prince Albert National Park may not be able to run inside and warm up with a cup of hot chocolate, but they have found ways to stay warm during the colder parts of winter.According to A...
Jan 16, 2020 Black-capped chickadees have evolved to increase their memory during the winter to remember where stored food is hidden. (Photo 141901672 © Marilyn Gould - Dreamstime.com)
Prolific Canadian goal-scorer Evelyne Viens goes fifth overall in NWSL draft
BALTIMORE - Canadian forward Evelyne Viens went fifth overall to Sky Blue FC in Thursday's National Women's Soccer League draft. A prolific sniper at the University of South Florida, the native of&nbs...
Jan 16, 2020
Joel Waterman makes history, the first CPL player to be sold to another league
The 14th pick in the inaugural CPL-U Sports Draft, Joel Waterman arrived in the Canadian Premier League with little fanfare to most. But Cavalry FC coach and GM Tommy Wheeldon Jr. knew what ...
Jan 16, 2020
Beltrán out as Mets manager in wake of sign-stealing scandal
NEW YORK - Carlos Beltrn is out as manager of the New York Mets before managing even a single game, the latest fallout from the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal that has rocked Major League Baseb...
Jan 16, 2020
AP sources: FBI to keep states in loop on election breaches
WASHINGTON - The FBI, in a change of policy, is committing to inform state officials if local election systems have been breached, federal officials told The Associated Press. In the past, the FBI wou...
Jan 16, 2020