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Trudeau uses speech to pitch African envoys for UN security council seat
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken Canada's campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council directly to African diplomats with a speech that tried to emphasize his boyhood con...
Feb 25, 2020

Peter Nygard steps down from company following sex assault claims
NEW YORK - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is stepping down as chairman of his company following an FBI raid on his Manhattan headquarters over sex assault allegations. "Recognizing the prior...
Feb 25, 2020

Virus pushes beyond Asia, taking aim at Europe, Mideast
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that showed sig...
Feb 25, 2020

South Korean virus cases jump again, 1st US soldier infected
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The number of new virus cases in South Korea jumped again Wednesday and the first U.S. military soldier tested positive, with his infection and many others connected to a s...
Feb 25, 2020

Siakam has 21 points, Raptors rout Indiana 127-81 for ninth straight home win
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry had been keen to come out of the NBA all-star break at top speed. On Sunday, Lowry set a breakneck pace in the Toronto Raptors' most lopsided victory in franchise history. Lowry, ...
Feb 25, 2020

Canadian Pacific obtains injunction to end Mohawk rail blockade in Kahnawake
MONTREAL - Canadian Pacific Railway obtained an injunction Tuesday aimed at ending a blockade erected more than two weeks ago in a Mohawk community south of Montreal. Coming a day after Kahnawake...
Feb 25, 2020

Impact coach Thierry Henry looks for big win in Montreal debut
MONTREAL - Thierry Henry is happy his home coaching debut will be a high-pressure knockout game for the Montreal Impact. The Impact host Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa in the second leg of the C...
Feb 25, 2020

New presumptive case of novel coronavirus in Toronto, health officials say
TORONTO - A woman who arrived in Toronto from China last week has a presumptive case of the novel coronavirus, health officials said Sunday, days after announcing the last of three people previously d...
Feb 25, 2020

Kyle Okposo scores 2 in Sabres' 2-1 win over Winnipeg Jets
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Kyle Okposo hopes he and the Buffalo Sabres provided general manager Jason Botterill a reason to rethink his approach a day before the NHL's trade deadline. For a team that looked like...
Feb 25, 2020

Avenatti lawyer to put Stormy Daniels' credibility on trial
NEW YORK - The credibility of porn star Stormy Daniels will be the central issue when Michael Avenatti goes on trial in April on charges that he cheated her of $300,000 from a book deal, his attorney ...
Feb 25, 2020