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Like a fine wine: Winnipeg native's European hockey journey pays off
One of Kevin Clark's theories as to why he performed so brilliantly for Canada at the Spengler Cup last month and why he has enjoyed some of his best hockey at age 32 is the fact he became a fath...
Jan 10, 2020
Judge weighs bid to stop Trump's refugee resettlement limit
GREENBELT, Md. - A federal judge on Wednesday pressed a government lawyer to explain why President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing state and local governments to reject refugees, quest...
Jan 10, 2020
'The Incredible Hulk' actor to become deputy in New Mexico
SOCORRO, N.M. - Lou Ferrigno, the actor in the CBS television series "The Incredible Hulk," is slated to become a sheriff's deputy in New Mexico. Socorro County Sheriff William Armijo is scheduled to ...
Jan 10, 2020
Iran attack underscores need for new air defences: Canadian Army
OTTAWA - The launching of Iranian missiles against a base housing Canadian soldiers in Iraq has highlighted a long-standing deficiency for the Canadian Army: the inability to defend against air attack...
Jan 10, 2020
'It's a huge loss for science': professors honour students killed in plane crash
Professors at several universities want to honour the young, promising scientists who were returning to Canada when their plane crashed in Iran, killing ev...
Jan 10, 2020
Canada offers more aid for Australia as bushfires burn across country
OTTAWA - Nearly 100 Canadian fire experts have been sent to Australia to help battle one of the worst wildfire seasons the country has ever seen, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his Australian ...
Jan 10, 2020
U of L receives $400K in donations to support scientific breakthroughs
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A significant research project at the University of Lethbridge (U of L) and some of its research spaces are getting a financial boost from two Canadian corporations.The Power Corporat...
Jan 10, 2020 Left to right: Dr. Roy Golsteyn, Paul Mahon, Paul Genest, Mike Mahon. (Lethbridge News Now)
A look at some of the Canadians who died in Iran plane crash
There were dozens of Canadians among the 176 people who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Friends and family in Canad...
Jan 10, 2020
Ex-SNC-Lavalin exec Sami Bebawi gets 8.5 years for fraud, corruption
MONTREAL - Former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison on fraud and corruption charges stemming from construction deals in Libya. Bebawi wa...
Jan 10, 2020
New Argos head coach likes what he sees on tape from veteran Bethel-Thompson
New Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie likes what he's seen on tape from veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Bethel-Thompson was just 4-9 as Toronto's starter last season but gui...
Jan 10, 2020