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Playoffs lie ahead at 25th Hat Charity Classic tournament
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The first four qualifiers for playoffs at the 25th annual Hat Charity Classic bonspiel have been determined, coming out of the 'A' bracket on Saturday.Japan's Yuta Matsumura rink an...
Oct 20, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Greens say they would restructure trade relations to address climate change
SAANICH, B.C. - The federal Greens would restructure Canada's global trade relations if elected Monday, party leader Elizabeth May said Friday, arguing current agreements favour the rights o...
Oct 20, 2019
Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd is dead at 62
Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd, who led two Silicon Valley giants, has died at 62. Oracle confirmed his death Friday, but gave no cause. Hurd was on medical leave, which Oracle announced in September . Durin...
Oct 20, 2019
Officials: Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers
KABUL - An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday prayers, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said. The att...
Oct 20, 2019
B.C. wants regions to win economically from marijuana edibles: solicitor general
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's solicitor general says the province wants to see as much small-scale production as possible for marijuana edibles to allow for regional economic development. "I don't wa...
Oct 20, 2019
Former Raptor Kawhi Leonard still feeling love from Canadian basketball fans
VANCOUVER - Canadians continue to be stereotypically polite to former Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard. The latest example came Thursday when Leonard made his Canadian homecoming with the Los Angele...
Oct 20, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won't say if he would trigger snap election
VICTORIA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has been unequivocal in saying he would not help the Conservatives to form a government in the event that no party wins a majority, but he won't say if that means h...
Oct 20, 2019
Trudeau invokes memory of his father to inspire rally on his 100th birthday
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Justin Trudeau chose to share a memory of his father, on what would have been his 100th birthday, to motivate a crowd hoping the Liberals can pull off another victory. "My father ...
Oct 20, 2019
Messages from former Boeing test pilot reveal Max concerns
DALLAS - A former senior Boeing test pilot told a co-worker that he unknowingly misled safety regulators about problems with a flight-control system that would later be implicated in two deadly crashe...
Oct 20, 2019
Brother of Honduran president convicted of drug conspiracy
NEW YORK - The brother of the Honduran president was convicted Friday in a massive drug conspiracy case in New York City after prosecutors said he relied on "state sponsored drug trafficking" enabled ...
Oct 20, 2019