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Timeline for confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Canada
TORONTO - Four cases of the new coronavirus have now been confirmed in Canada - three in Ontario and one in British Columbia. Here is a timeline of Canadian cases. Jan. 25, 2020: A man...
Feb 02, 2020

Trudeau faces tough campaigning in Africa for UN Security Council seat
OTTAWA - Suddenly, the Liberal government is all about Africa, and there is a very practical political reason for that - avoiding an embarrassing defeat in a major upcoming international ele...
Feb 02, 2020

Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 02, 2020

Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown
LONDON - So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to th...
Feb 02, 2020

Super Bowl prop bets cover more than just the game
The excitement is high for Super Bowl Sunday between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.In all the excitement, people in North America are playing it fast and loose with their money.Sunday...
Feb 02, 2020 Super Bowl LIV featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Fransisco 49ers is set to kick off at 5:30 on Sunday, February 2, 2020. (Kansas City Chiefs/Twitter)

Senate committee urges renewed suspension for Ontario Sen. Lynn Beyak
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak should be suspended again without pay, the Senate's ethics committee recommended Friday. Beyak's colleagues ousted her from the upper chamber temporarily last spring afte...
Feb 02, 2020

Williams' shootout goal lifts Hurricanes past Canucks, 4-3
RALEIGH, N.C. - Justin Williams scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Sunday afternoon. Williams wristed a shot inside the post to the...
Feb 02, 2020

Cofield re-signs with the Roughriders through 2021 season
Saskatchewan Roughriders offensive lineman Takoby Cofield isn't going anywhere, anytime soon.The second-year American tackle re-signed with the club Sunday, according to a release by the team. He was ...
Feb 02, 2020 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

Davis pours in a career-high 31 points in Raptors' 11th consecutive win
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are one victory away from their longest winning streak in franchise history. Terence Davis scored a career-high 31 points to lift the Raptors to a 129-102 victory ov...
Feb 02, 2020

'Minari,' 'Boys State' win top honours at Sundance
NEW YORK - The Korean-American family drama "Minari," Lee Isaac Chung's tender autobiographical tale about his upbringing in rural Arkansas, won two top honours at the Sundance Film Festival. Awards f...
Feb 02, 2020