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Canada names provisional Olympic soccer qualifying roster but no Davies, David
Alphonso Davies had a coming-out party Tuesday in Bayern Munich's Champions League win over Chelsea. Jonathan David scored a hat trick for KAA Gent on the weekend and leads the Belgium League in ...
Feb 26, 2020

Congress makes lynching a federal crime, 65 years after Till
WASHINGTON - Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, Congress has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law. The bill, introduced b...
Feb 26, 2020

Assisted dying bill gets mixed reviews, raises fears of more restrictions
OTTAWA - Some experts fear that legislation intended to make it easier for intolerably suffering Canadians to receive medical assistance to end their lives might actually make it harder in some cases ...
Feb 26, 2020

Sharapova retires from tennis at age 32 with 5 Slam titles
Maria Sharapova was a transcendent star in tennis from the time she was a teenager, someone whose grit and groundstrokes earned her a career Grand Slam and whose off-court success included millions of...
Feb 26, 2020

Acceptance of cash deposits rare in real estate, money laundering inquiry hears
VANCOUVER - The organization representing real estate agents in British Columbia has told a provincial inquiry into money laundering that its members have only ever accepted modest cash deposits ...
Feb 26, 2020

Oilers acquire Andreas Athanasiou from Red Wings, Tyler Ennis from Senators
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers acquired winger Andreas Athanasiou and minor-leaguer Ryan Kuffner from the Detroit Red Wings for centre Sam Gagner and two second-round draft picks ahead ...
Feb 26, 2020

New Warrior forward Andrew Wiggins earning praise from teammates, coaches
Whatever reputation Andrew Wiggins might have had before joining the Golden State Warriors, his new team isn't interested in hearing about it. Wiggins' tenure with the Warriors since coming over in a ...
Feb 26, 2020

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Victor Mete suffers season-ending foot injury
Montreal Canadiens defenceman Victor Mete will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot, the team announced Wednesday. Mete suffered the injury during the game in Detroit last Tuesday. The ...
Feb 26, 2020

Delta reduces flights to Korea as virus outbreak spreads
Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it will reduce flights to South Korea as concern rises about the spread of the new virus beyond China. Delta said it will suspend flights between Seoul and Minneapolis a...
Feb 26, 2020

Virus outbreak chills markets, outlook for global economy
FRANKFURT - The widening coronavirus outbreak threatens to seriously disrupt the global economy, just as it was steadying itself against headwinds from the U.S.-China trade dispute. Amid concerns that...
Feb 26, 2020