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US seeks ways to recycle lithium batteries in cars, phones
CHICAGO - The U.S. government will lead an ambitious effort to develop technologies to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, cellphones and other sources to ensure a reliable and affor...
Feb 15, 2019
Ottawa, provincial governments commit to addressing abuse in sports
Canadian politicians are banding together to address harassment, abuse and discrimination in sports, but details on their plans remain slim. Kirsty Duncan, Canada’s Minister of Science and Sport...
Feb 15, 2019
'Melrose Place' actress to serve more time for fatal crash
SOMERVILLE, N.J. - A former “Melrose Place” actress was sentenced Friday to more prison time for a fatal 2010 auto accident by a judge who appeared at times reluctant to follow the guideli...
Feb 15, 2019
Measles 'outbreak' in Vancouver with nine cases; most linked to French schools
Vancouver Coastal Health says it’s facing an “outbreak” of measles with nine cases in the city this month. The number of confirmed cases more than doubled from four earlier on Friday...
Feb 15, 2019
IceDogs fined $250,000, stripped of draft picks for recruiting violations
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has fined the Niagara IceDogs $250,000 and stripped the club of its first-round selections at the 2019 and 2021 OHL Priority drafts for what the league calls a R...
Feb 15, 2019
Wilson-Raybould snubbed Senate committee on corporate corruption bill
OTTAWA - Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould angered senators by refusing to give testimony on a change to the Criminal Code that is now at the centre of allegations that she was improperly p...
Feb 15, 2019
Canada's Stephen Ames, Sandy Lyle share PGA Tour Champions lead
NAPLES, Fla. - Playing partners Sandy Lyle and Calgary’s Stephen Ames matched the course record at 8-under 63 to share the first-round lead Friday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Chubb Classic....
Feb 15, 2019
Veteran CFL defensive back Johnson tweets he's becoming a college coach
Jovon Johnson is trading his cleats in for a whistle this season. The veteran CFL defensive back tweeted Friday he’s accepted an offer to become the defensive backs coach at Defiance College in ...
Feb 15, 2019
Star striker Fredy Montero returning to Vancouver Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - Star striker Fredy Montero is returning to the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Major League Soccer club announced on Friday that it has signed the 31-year-old Colombian forward to a two-year deal...
Feb 15, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh votes in advance in Burnaby South byelection
BURNABY, B.C. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is taking nothing for granted as he continues to work hard to win a byelection in Burnaby, B.C., and gain a seat in Parliament. Singh made the comments...
Feb 15, 2019