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Virus strikes more Canadians on cruise ship as evacuation plane heads for Japan
A plane carrying Canadians from a quarantined cruise ship in Japan will leave the region by week's end, the federal government says, as the number aboard sickened with the novel coronav...
Feb 20, 2020

PM urges patience, promises reconciliation in face of anti-pipeline blockades
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to redouble reconciliation efforts with Indigenous Peoples Tuesday as he sought to ease tensions over nationwide blockades erected in opposition to...
Feb 20, 2020

Supreme Court to decide next step in Via Rail terror case
OTTAWA - The fate of two men accused of plotting to derail a Via train in a terrorist attack should become a little clearer today. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide whether it wil...
Feb 20, 2020

South Korea city urges 2.5M to stay home as virus cases grow
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spiked and he pleaded for help fr...
Feb 19, 2020

Alex Galchenyuk scores shootout winner as Wild beat Canucks 4-3
VANCOUVER - Alex Galchenyuk scored the tying goal and the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday. Kevin Fiala and Luke Kunin also scored in regulation f...
Feb 19, 2020

Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward
The Boy Scouts of America urged victims to come forward Tuesday as the historic, 110-year-old organization filed for bankruptcy protection in the first step toward creating a huge compensation fund fo...
Feb 19, 2020

Spokane Chiefs double Hurricanes 6-3
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The Lethbridge Hurricanes were coming off two straight losses Wednesday (Feb 19) night, as they hosted the Spokane Chiefs, who needed a single point to clinch a playoff spot. Fortun...
Feb 19, 2020 Canes' Ty Nash goes after the puck behind the Chiefs well-protected net

Pastrnak scores overtime winner, Bruins edge Oilers 2-1
EDMONTON - David Pastrnak scored the winner 1:14 into overtime as the Boston Bruins continued their strong run of late, coming away with a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Pastrnak w...
Feb 19, 2020

Japan says 2 former cruise ship passengers died from virus
TOKYO - Japan's health ministry confirmed Thursday that two elderly passengers taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship have died from the new virus, becoming the first fatalities from the virus-str...
Feb 19, 2020

Virus claims life of hospital director in hard-hit Wuhan
BEIJING - As a mysterious new virus enveloped central China's Wuhan early this year, Liu Zhiming mobilized all the resources of his hospital in the city's Wuchang district to deal with the thousands o...
Feb 19, 2020