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Canada sending deep freestyle, snowboard teams to world championships
Fresh off a bucket-list win, Cassie Sharpe wants to lock down yet another. The freestyle skier aims to carry the momentum from winning X Games halfpipe gold in Aspen, Colo., last week&n...
Jan 30, 2019
Moosehead Breweries donates to make Saskatchewan's Mac the Moose tallest again
This article was updated at 2019-01-30 20:09.MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A New Brunswick brewery has donated $25,000 to the cause of making a beloved Saskatchewan moose statue the tall...
Jan 30, 2019
Clarification: Working Longer-Dementia story
CHICAGO - In a story Jan. 30 on companies navigating dementia conversations with older workers, The Associated Press reported that former professor Mary Radnofsky had a rare form of leukoencephalopath...
Jan 30, 2019
Hamilton Tiger-Cats ink star receiver Brandon Banks to two-year extension
HAMILTON - Star receiver Brandon Banks has signed a two-year extension with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The 31-year-old finished the 2018 season first in the CFL in receiving touchdowns and second in rec...
Jan 30, 2019
Peter Jackson making new documentary of Beatles in studio
LONDON - Director Peter Jackson is making a new documentary using never-before-seen footage of the Beatles in the studio. The acclaimed Lord of the Rings director said Wednesday the film will be based...
Jan 30, 2019
Transportation Safety Board involved in probe of crane collapsing on ship
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board is deploying a team of investigators to the Port of Vancouver following the collapse of a large crane onto a loaded container vessel. A statement from the s...
Jan 30, 2019
'It's too cold!' Mr. Hot Dog says no school in South Dakota
PARKER, S.D. - A South Dakota school district is using a talking hot dog to announce closures due to the extreme cold . In a video posted to the Parker School District's Facebook page, Mr. Hot Dog say...
Jan 30, 2019
Zimbabwe pastor freed on bail says hundreds in jail need aid
HARARE, Zimbabwe - A Zimbabwe pastor and activist charged with subversion was released on bail after more than a week on Wednesday and said he needs a doctor - as do hundreds of people still in jail w...
Jan 30, 2019
Images show evidence of what could be one of Canada's oldest graveyards
ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, N.S. - Researchers using ground-penetrating radar have found what they believe is one of the oldest European graveyards in Canada. Archeologist Sara Beanlands says ther...
Jan 30, 2019
Access searches for military should be broadened for other identifiers: Vance
OTTAWA - Canada's top military officer says the Defence Department could do a better job of broadening search terms to include acronyms and other identifiers for military personnel...
Jan 30, 2019