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Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 02, 2020
Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown
LONDON - So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to th...
Feb 02, 2020
Senate committee urges renewed suspension for Ontario Sen. Lynn Beyak
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak should be suspended again without pay, the Senate's ethics committee recommended Friday. Beyak's colleagues ousted her from the upper chamber temporarily last spring afte...
Feb 02, 2020
Williams' shootout goal lifts Hurricanes past Canucks, 4-3
RALEIGH, N.C. - Justin Williams scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Sunday afternoon. Williams wristed a shot inside the post to the...
Feb 02, 2020
Davis pours in a career-high 31 points in Raptors' 11th consecutive win
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are one victory away from their longest winning streak in franchise history. Terence Davis scored a career-high 31 points to lift the Raptors to a 129-102 victory ov...
Feb 02, 2020
'Minari,' 'Boys State' win top honours at Sundance
NEW YORK - The Korean-American family drama "Minari," Lee Isaac Chung's tender autobiographical tale about his upbringing in rural Arkansas, won two top honours at the Sundance Film Festival. Awards f...
Feb 02, 2020
Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player happy with spinal surgery results
AIRDRIE, Alta. - A hockey player paralyzed in a bus crash has been working hard since undergoing spinal surgery in Thailand late last year and it's getting him closer to his dream of making the nation...
Feb 02, 2020 Ryan Straschnitzki - The Canadian Press
Dubois has three points to help Blue Jackets defeat Canadiens 4-3
MONTREAL - Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and added an assist to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 win over the Canadiens on Sunday afternoon to sweep the season series with Montreal. Vladislav Gav...
Feb 02, 2020
Milo students learn there’s more to literacy than books
MILO, AB - Anyone who showed up for Family Literacy Day hoping to find a quiet corner to curl up in with a good book and a loved one, may have left disappointed."We were hoping to get some people into...
Feb 02, 2020 Family Literacy Day at Milo Community School including activities including a scavenger hunt in the library - Palliser schools
Olympic wrestling champ Wiebe thrives under pressure; expects the same at Harvard
Erica Wiebe loves to live outside her comfort zone. That appetite for the unknown will soon have the Olympic wrestling champion strolling the storied halls of H...
Feb 02, 2020