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Veteran midfielder Diana Matheson returns to national team after one-year absence
TORONTO - Veteran Diana Matheson returns to the national team after a one-year injury absence for the Tournoi de France, an elite women's soccer tournament. Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller announced his s...
Feb 25, 2020
HFX Wanderers FC complete 2020 CPL roster by signing two Brazilians
HALIFAX - HFX Wanderers FC have signed a pair of Brazilians in attacking midfielder Joao Morelli and defender Eriks Santos. "Morelli can make that final pass and has shown he can score goals from open...
Feb 25, 2020
39 states investigating Juul's marketing of vaping products
HARTFORD, Conn. - Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about ni...
Feb 25, 2020
Honolulu marathon CEO says he was abused by Michigan doctor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The president and CEO of one of the nation's largest marathons has joined a chorus of former students who have complained about a late University of Michigan doctor by saying the ph...
Feb 25, 2020
N.S. Liberal budget opens spending taps as province faces flattening economy
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government is opening the spending taps on infrastructure in its fifth consecutive balanced budget, as economic growth is expected to drop sharply this year. The 2020-2...
Feb 25, 2020
Canada's quest to buy new fighter jets delayed another three months
OTTAWA - Canada's long-running effort to buy new fighter jets is facing another delay. The federal government says today it is giving fighter-jet makers another three months to submit their propo...
Feb 25, 2020
Analysis: Time to consider changing the play-in setup at Scotties and Brier?
Every time the national curling championships roll around, the competition format becomes a talking point. Some fans don't like that the two eight-team groups may prevent trad...
Feb 25, 2020
Dior invokes #MeToo in feminist-inspired fashion show
"Consent, Consent, Consent" flashed the neon set lights at Dior's latest ready-to-wear show in Paris. It signalled that the house's first ever female designer, Maria Grazia Chiuri, would continue to e...
Feb 25, 2020
No checkout needed: Amazon opens cashier-less grocery store
NEW YORK - Amazon is aiming to kill the supermarket checkout line. The online retailing giant is opening its first cashier-less supermarket, the latest sign that Amazon is serious about shaking up the...
Feb 25, 2020
All Canadians evacuated from Wuhan released from quarantine at CFB Trenton
OTTAWA - Canada's top health official has released the final 195 Canadians and their families who were brought home from Wuhan, China after two weeks of observation for the novel coronavirus...
Feb 25, 2020