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Canada's Kim Boutin places third overall at short-track speedskating worlds
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Canada’s Kim Boutin was third place overall at the world short-track speedskating championship on Sunday, skating to bronze in the 1,000 metres and sixth in the 3,000 metre sup...
Mar 10, 2019
Solskjaer's unbeaten EPL start at United ended by Arsenal
LONDON - Soaked by the rain swirling around Arsenal’s stadium, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer watched helplessly as his dream Premier League start as Manchester United manager was brought to a halt on Sun...
Mar 10, 2019
Canada's falls to Australia in Challenge Trophy final at Vancouver Sevens
VANCOUVER - A depleted Canadian team ran out gas, losing 35-21 to Australia in the Challenge Trophy final Sunday at the HSBC World Ruby Sevens tournament. Injuries reduced Canada’s roster to 11 ...
Mar 10, 2019
Timeline of the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The news shattered more than two years of relative calm in Africa’s skies. As millions on the continent headed to church on Sunday morning, an Ethiopian Airlines plane to...
Mar 10, 2019
10 years after Cougar chopper crash, families stress issue of workplace safety
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Every March, Lori Chynn makes the same journey across Newfoundland, travelling from her Deer Lake home on the island’s west coast to lay a wreath by a stretch of fence i...
Mar 10, 2019
Ombudsman flags gaps in bill of rights for victims of military crimes
OTTAWA - The federal victims’ ombudsman says there are worrying gaps in proposed legislation around victims’ rights in the military justice system - and that fixing them could make the sys...
Mar 10, 2019
Netanyahu: Israel is the state of 'Jewish people alone'
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is the homeland “only of the Jewish people,” in a new jab at the country’s Arab minority ahead of April’s election. Ne...
Mar 10, 2019
Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out three weeks with oblique strain
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Highly touted Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., will miss the next three weeks of Toronto’s schedule with a Grade 1 left oblique strain. The team announced the injury ...
Mar 10, 2019
Ontario professor studies the science behind spark in microwaved grapes
Aaron Slepkov and his buddies first tossed grapes into a microwave back in the mid-1990s. Within seconds, the fruits spark like lightning. He was hooked and broke out the trick at parties. Now, the Tr...
Mar 10, 2019
Metis veterans from Second World War awaiting apology from federal government
OTTAWA - A leader of the Metis National Council has asked Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay to act quickly to ensure an apology is issued to Metis veterans from the Second World War before i...
Mar 10, 2019