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Q&A: Why it is taking so long to rescue Canadians from Wuhan
OTTAWA - With hundreds of foreign nationals flown out of Wuhan, China, over the last week by their home countries, politicians and people across the country have wondered why Canad...
Feb 05, 2020

Here's Johnny! Morris to serve as fifth for Ontario skip Epping at Brier
Veteran curler John Morris will return to the upcoming Tim Hortons Brier to serve as a fifth for Ontario skip John Epping. Morris, who won Olympic men's team gold with Kevin Martin in 2010, has f...
Feb 05, 2020

NHL Notebook: With Ovechkin set to hit 700 goals, Gretzky record looks in reach
Alex Ovechkin was having a quiet night. Through two periods of action Tuesday, he'd registered a solitary shot attempt that sailed wide, two hits and one giveaway. That was it. Then, as he's...
Feb 05, 2020

Airbnb limits young people's ability to rent properties following deadly shooting
TORONTO - Airbnb says it will limit young adults' ability to book some properties in Canada in a bid to cut down on unauthorized parties like the one where three young men were killed in Tor...
Feb 05, 2020

Dems lay a big caucus egg: No results from Iowa election
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic party officials in Iowa worked furiously Tuesday to deliver the delayed results of their first-in-the-nation caucus, as frustrated presidential candidates claimed momentu...
Feb 05, 2020

Moody's Equipment leaves the farm equipment landscape
Two sales have been completed and a name synonomous with agriculture equipment sales will disappear.Robertson Implements announced this week it purchased four Saskatchewan locations from Moody's Equip...
Feb 05, 2020 Moody's Equipment North Battleford location. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Man to serve life for murder of B.C. officer who was 'incredible human being'
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia police officer who worked tirelessly to create a positive, caring and fair-minded version of policing was shot from behind in the very uniform he attempted t...
Feb 05, 2020

Canadians returning from Wuhan to be quarantined in motel at CFB Trenton
OTTAWA - Canadians returning from the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak will remain in isolation - including from each other - and still need significant support after they arrive, federal H...
Feb 05, 2020

Glaslyn Coyote Derby raises money for Jaws of Life
The third annual Backroad Bounty Coyote Derby is coming up this weekend in support of the Glaslyn Fire and Rescue Department. Shae Pruden, 30, who organized the derby said in previous years the fundra...
Feb 05, 2020 The Glaslyn Coyote Derby. (submitted photo/Shae Pruden)

Iraqi officials: At least 6 shot dead in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD - At least six anti-government protesters were shot dead and 52 were wounded in clashes with followers of a radical Shiite cleric in southern Iraq on Wednesday, Iraqi medical officials and act...
Feb 05, 2020