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After knife attack on Appalachian Trail, Canadian hiker shares plan to finish trek
MONCTON, N.B. - Kirby Morrill has loved sports since she was a young girl. At the University of New Brunswick, she was a rugby star, celebrated for her "off-the-charts" tackling. But for clo...
Dec 09, 2019
Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society
VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising lawyers in the province, in response to gaps in legal education that the...
Dec 09, 2019
Federal govt's refusal to provide clean needles in prison to be challenged today
TORONTO - An Ontario court is set to hear today a constitutional challenge to the federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners. The case, launched in 2012 by former prisoner Steven Simons, argues t...
Dec 09, 2019
'Kind of lacking:' Injured Bronco wonders why Canada won't fund spinal surgery
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery. "It feels good. I mea...
Dec 09, 2019
Leon Draisaitl, Alex Chiasson score early power-play goals, Oilers beat Kings 2-1
EDMONTON - It wasn't the flashy kind of win the Edmonton Oilers are used to getting with their high-end talent. Leon Draisaitl and Alex Chiasson each had a goal and an assist as the Oilers moved ...
Dec 08, 2019
Rams stay in playoff hunt, end Seahawks' 5-game streak 28-12
LOS ANGELES - Jared Goff passed for 293 yards and two touchdowns, Todd Gurley ran for 79 yards and a fourth-quarter TD and the Los Angeles Rams prevented the Seattle Seahawks from clinching a playoff ...
Dec 08, 2019
Miller lifts Sabres to 3-2 overtime win in Edmonton; Buffalo snaps two-game skid
EDMONTON - Colin Miller scored in overtime as the Buffalo Sabres emerged with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Miller took a feed through the crease from Marcus Johansson to score 1:1...
Dec 08, 2019
'Simplicity is genius': Joshua boxes smart to reclaim titles
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Anthony Joshua jumped up and down in the ring with his massive entourage, celebrating being around $70 million richer and having three world heavyweight belts back in his posses...
Dec 08, 2019
Kenya: 2 survivors found 2 days after building collapse
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan rescuers digging through the rubble of a six-story building found two survivors alive Sunday, two days after it collapsed in Nairobi and killed at least five people and injured...
Dec 08, 2019
Devastating factory fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital
NEW DELHI - A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India's capital on Sunday where handbags and other items were made by workers earning as little as 2 doll...
Dec 08, 2019