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China's Communist Party faces recriminations over virus
BEIJING - China's ruling Communist Party faced public anger and recrimination Friday over the death of a doctor who was threatened by the authorities after trying to sound the alarm about the new coro...
Feb 08, 2020

NewsAlert: China reports virus death toll rises to 811, surpassing SARS
BEIJING - Mainland China has reported the virus death toll has risen to 811, surpassing SARS fatalities in the 2002-2003 outbreak. China's National Health Commission on Sunday says the total cases of ...
Feb 08, 2020

Alberta justice minister expects union to obey injunction against blockade
CARSELAND, AB - Alberta's justice minister said Saturday that he expects protesters who have barricaded a fuel distribution terminal southeast of Calgary as part of a labour dispute in Saskatchewan to...
Feb 08, 2020

RCMP investigating reports of a fight club in Grande Prairie
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - Grande Prairie RCMP have been in contact with local school districts, informing them of the possible involvement of students in a reported 'fight club' that is allegedly happening...
Feb 08, 2020

No injunction for B.C. taxi industry against Uber, Lyft pending judicial review
VANCOUVER - The taxi industry is promising to continue its fight against Uber and Lyft after a judge rejected a bid to grant an injunction against the companies pending a legal challeng...
Feb 08, 2020

Amid irregularities, AP unable to declare winner in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Associated Press said Thursday that it is unable to declare a winner of Iowa's Democratic caucuses. Following the Iowa Democratic Party's release of new results late Thursday ni...
Feb 08, 2020

Manfred concerned with team/media roles of Martinez, Mendoza
ORLANDO, Fla. - The dual roles of former Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez and ex-Olympic softball player Jessica Mendoza as team employees and broadcasters have drawn the concern of baseball Commissioner...
Feb 08, 2020

Canadian women's basketball team punches its Olympic ticket with win over Sweden
OSTEND, Belgium - Canada's women's basketball team is Tokyo-bound. Natalie Achonwa had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead the Canadians to an 80-50 victory over Sweden on Saturday, cl...
Feb 08, 2020

Canada, U.S., women qualify for Tokyo Olympics, now meet for bragging rights
CARSON, Calif. - Fresh from celebrating Olympic qualification with semifinal wins Friday, Canada and the U.S., clash Sunday with bragging rights on the line at the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying ...
Feb 08, 2020

Patrick Laine's hat trick - all power-play goals - leads Jets past Senators 5-2
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine scored a hat trick with three power-play goals to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon. It was Laine's eighth career...
Feb 08, 2020