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Stampeders keep star quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell in red and white
CALGARY - Bo Levi Mitchell says he left money on the table to stay with the Calgary Stampeders. Mitchell entered a heated free-agent market Tuesday, but quickly opted to sign a four-year contract...
Feb 13, 2019
Iran's supreme leader says talks with US can only 'harm'
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that negotiations with the U.S. "will bring nothing but material and spiritual harm" in remarks just ahead of an American-led meeting on the Mideast...
Feb 13, 2019
China's Huawei soft power push raises hard questions
TORONTO - Canada's national game - brought to you by China's Huawei. As a nasty diplomatic feud deepens between the two countries over the tech company, involving arrests and execution orders, it hasn...
Feb 13, 2019
Bahrain refugee soccer player freed by Thailand, heads home
BANGKOK - A refugee soccer player was freed by Thailand and left on a flight to Australia early Tuesday after prosecutors said they were no longer seeking his extradition to Bahrain in a case that has...
Feb 13, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 13
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 13 --- MPS TO HAVE SAY ON SNC-LAVALIN CONTROVERSY The SNC-Lavalin controversy shifts today to the House of Commons justice committ...
Feb 13, 2019
Stevie Wonder, John Legend headline Motown tribute concert
LOS ANGELES - Stevie Wonder jammed with his harmonica, John Legend crooned while playing the piano and Ciara pranced onstage dressed like Rick James at Motown Records' 60th anniversary concert. Wonder...
Feb 13, 2019
In the news today, Feb. 11
Six stories in the news for Monday, Feb. 11 --- SCHEER DEMANDS PM LET WILSON-RAYBOULD TALK Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to w...
Feb 13, 2019
Decision expected in sex assault trial of former gymnastics coach Dave Brubaker
SARNIA, Ont. - A judge is expected to deliver a decision today in the sexual assault trial of a former high-ranking gymnastics coach. Dave Brubaker has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and sexual ...
Feb 13, 2019
Commons committee to weigh probe of SNC-Lavalin allegations
OTTAWA - The SNC-Lavalin controversy shifts today to the House of Commons justice committee, where MPs will decide whether to investigate allegations of undue political arm-twisting. Jody Wi...
Feb 13, 2019
Scientists study past volcanoes in B.C. to understand climate in the future
VANCOUVER - Scientists are trying to reconstruct what the environment and climate of southwest British Columbia looked like over the past two million years by studying volcanoes th...
Feb 13, 2019