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Canada can't 'power past coal' and keep exporting it, environment group says
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there is no path to eliminating greenhouse-gas emissions without eliminating coal power but critics say Canada's leadership is tainted as long as ...
Mar 02, 2021
Judge: Utah schools don't need to offer girls' football
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah girl whose football skills won her fame online has lost her court bid to have school districts create football teams for girls. A federal judge ruled against Sam Gordon on Mond...
Mar 02, 2021
Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and last Wailers member, dies
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He was 73. Wailer, a baritone singer wh...
Mar 02, 2021
Sending bank customer info to U.S. avoided potentially 'catastrophic effects': Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is telling an appeal court it had to provide U.S. authorities with customer information from Canadian banks to avoid possibly "catastrophic effects" on Canada's economy...
Mar 02, 2021
Leafs centre Matthews named North Division's top player for February
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has been named the North Division's player of the month for February. Matthews led the NHL with 12 goals and placed second with 21 points in 11 ga...
Mar 02, 2021
Even more chaotic than usual, Globes still had their moments
In the opening moments of a Golden Globes night even more chaotic and confounding than usual, co-host Tina Fey raised a theoretical question: "Could this whole night have been an email?" Only the next...
Mar 02, 2021
33 years later, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall return to Zamunda
NEW YORK - When Eddie Murphy made the original "Coming to America," he was, almost indisputably, the funniest man in America. Murphy was at the very height of his fame, coming off "Beverly Hills Cop I...
Mar 02, 2021
B.C. coroner says increased drug toxicity responsible for another OD death record
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says deadlier street drugs are behind another grim milestone in the province's overdose crisis as a record was set for the number of deaths in January. The ...
Mar 02, 2021
Federal NDP unveils election-style promises to support small businesses in pandemic
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is promising that a federal NDP government would provide more support for small businesses struggling during the pandemic, including paying a bonus to companies that hire new em...
Mar 02, 2021
Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan undergoes successful quad surgery
Sky Blue FC says Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan has undergone successful surgery on her right quad.The NWSL club said there is no timetable for Sheridan's return.The 25-year-old from Whitby, Ont....
Mar 02, 2021