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Snowboarder Darcy Sharpe brings winner's confidence to Calgary World Cup
CALGARY - Darcy Sharpe says he goes to sleep feeling happy these days. The snowboarder from Comox, B.C., won his first X Games gold medal last month in Aspen, Colo. Sharpe vaulted from last ...
Feb 13, 2020

Ukrainian leader seeks more independence, fires top aide
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president dismissed his chief of staff on Tuesday in a sign of intensifying rivalries in his entourage and a possible move to distance himself from a powerful billionaire. Pr...
Feb 13, 2020

Einarson elated to don Manitoba colours at Canadian curling championship
Kerri Einarson is enjoying the prospect of a direct entry into the Canadian women's curling championship. Winning the Manitoba women's curling crown means avoiding Friday's sudden-...
Feb 13, 2020

Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies at 78
JOHANNESBURG - The founder of the South African multi-Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, the group and the government announced Tuesday. Sh...
Feb 13, 2020

Second plane carrying evacuees from Wuhan arrives at CFB Trenton in Ontario
OTTAWA - A second Canadian plane carrying evacuees from the quarantined region of Hubei, China, has landed at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in southern Ontario. Foreign Affairs Minister Franc...
Feb 13, 2020

Sudanese gov't reaches settlement deal with USS Cole victims
CAIRO - Sudan's transitional government said Thursday it has reached a settlement with families of the victims of the 2000 attack on USS Cole in Yemen, in a bid to have the African country taken off t...
Feb 13, 2020

Cheer up Montreal, the cheerleaders are back; In The News for Feb. 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 11 ... What...
Feb 13, 2020

Number of new coronavirus cases spike in China; In The News for Feb. 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 13 ... What...
Feb 13, 2020

Families with kids ensnared by no-fly list invited to test federal remedy
OTTAWA - Families who have endured anxiety-inducing airport delays over no-fly list mismatches will be among the first to test a new system intended to solve the problem. The move is the latest federa...
Feb 13, 2020

Top court to decide whether to hear appeals of Alberta couple convicted in son's death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will decide today whether to hear the appeals of a Calgary couple found guilty of killing their diabetic teenage son. Emil and Rodica Radita were convict...
Feb 13, 2020