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Cdn university basketball championships forging new ground with joint event
OTTAWA - Canada's best university basketball players won't just be playing for pride and glory in their championship tournament in Ottawa this weekend. Organizers say they are playing a part in histor...
Mar 03, 2020

Ruiter is enjoying breakout season; future of Canadian women's skating is bright
The future of Canadian women's figure skating wasn't in the senior field at the Canadian championships in January. Kaiya Ruiter was already on a flight home to Calgary with a junior gold medal in her ...
Mar 03, 2020

Here's what happens to the votes for candidates who drop out
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The abrupt departures of Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar from the Democratic presidential race on the eve of Super Tuesday primaries could be frustrating for the millions of people w...
Mar 03, 2020

Visa issues finally resolved, Chase Stanley rejoins the Wolfpack in England
TORONTO - New Zealand international Chase Stanley is back with the Toronto Wolfpack after missing the first five games of the season due to visa issues. The Australian-born back, who had bee...
Mar 03, 2020

UN agency: Iran nearly triples stockpile of enriched uranium
VIENNA - Iran has nearly tripled its stockpile of enriched uranium since November in violation of its deal with world powers and is refusing to answer questions about three possible undeclared nuclear...
Mar 03, 2020

Tornadoes devastate Tennessee, killing at least 19 people
NASHVILLE - Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least 19 people. One of the twisters caused severe damage across downtown Nashville, destroy...
Mar 03, 2020

Province lists 20 parks and campgrounds to fully or partially close this year
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Government has released its list of parks that will either fully or partially close across the province.The list, released Tuesday, puts together a list of 10 parks that wil...
Mar 03, 2020 A firepit is pictured at a campground in an undated file photo

Ontario reports two new coronavirus cases, bringing province's total to 20
TORONTO - Ontario now has 20 cases of the novel coronavirus, with two new people added to the tally today. Health officials have not yet divulged details about the new cases. But a spate of new o...
Mar 03, 2020

Trudeau urges patience as Wet'suwet'en mull over proposed land and title deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he knows people are impatient for a resolution to tensions involving a disputed natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, but time is nee...
Mar 03, 2020

TSB report into fatal crash of biplane warns against stunts near ground
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board says an amateur-built aircraft that crashed northeast of Quebec City last year with two people on board was doing aerobatic manoeuvres on the day of the cras...
Mar 03, 2020