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Curlers drawn to diversions in bubble life
CALGARY - Plans to curl in a bubble had to include how relax and recharge between draws, since the athletes in the Canadian women's curling championship are confined to the arena and their hotel. With...
Feb 22, 2021
Leafs' Muzzin out with broken facial bone; Hyman, Thornton also injured
Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin has suffered a broken facial bone and will be out an undetermined amount of time. Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters on Monday that Muzzin is awa...
Feb 22, 2021
Europe-bound migrants found amid broken glass, toxic ash
MADRID - Something seemed wrong to the guard inspecting sealed bags of toxic ash in the port of Melilla, one of Spain's two small territories in North Africa. So he pulled a knife, cut the bag open an...
Feb 22, 2021
Canada Post worksite hit by major virus outbreak excluded from provincial inspections
TORONTO - Ontario labour inspectors are homing in on warehouses and distribution centres, but the site of a major workplace COVID-19 outbreak isn't included in the ongoing inspections: Canada Post. Mo...
Feb 22, 2021
In 'Minari,' harvesting an American dream
NEW YORK - The riverbed, more than anything else, needed to be exactly right. In Lee Isaac Chung's Arkansas-set family drama, "Minari," land is something more than a setting. It's a future. It's a dre...
Feb 22, 2021
Defending champ Einarson remains perfect at Scotties with win over Galusha
CALGARY - Defending champion Kerri Einarson remained undefeated at the Canadian women's curling championship after an 8-4 win over Kerry Galusha on the Northwest Territories on Monday. With the win, E...
Feb 22, 2021
Panarin denies Russian report, takes time away from Rangers
New York Rangers star Artemi Panarin is taking a leave of absence from the team after a Russian tabloid printed allegations from a former coach that he attacked a woman in Latvia almost a decade ago, ...
Feb 22, 2021
Air traffic controllers say potential cuts at Nav Canada would put lives at risk
OTTAWA - The union representing air traffic controllers says Nav Canada is mulling layoffs even if it receives a possible bailout from Ottawa. Doug Best, who heads the Canadian Air Traffic Control Ass...
Feb 22, 2021
Podcast odd couple: Obama, Springsteen in Spotify series
NEW YORK - Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are teaming up for an eight-episode Spotify podcast series, swapping stories about their upbringings and even a White House singalong around a piano. The ...
Feb 22, 2021
COVID-19 case at elementary school in Watrous and at Co-op Food Store
The Horizon School Division (HSD) is making the public aware of a COVID-19 case at Watrous Elementary School.The division was notified Sunday night of the case and families from the school were being ...
Feb 22, 2021