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Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas ready to return from dislocated thumb
ATLANTA - The Toronto Raptors have confirmed that centre Jonas Valanciunas is ready to return to action after missing nearly two months with a dislocated left thumb. The Raptors posted a picture of Va...
Feb 09, 2019
Three dead after fire breaks out at apartment building in Longueuil, Que.
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Officials say three members of the same family died and 11 others were injured after a fire broke out in an apartment in Longueuil, Que. The fire broke out in an apartment build...
Feb 09, 2019
Learning about Melfort's storied curling history
The Melfort Curling Club was the sight of another Coffee and Coversation event hosted by the Melfort Museum last week.On Thursday, Feb. 7, people gathered at the curling club to enjoy snacks and coffe...
Feb 09, 2019
UK scraps Brexit ferry deal with firm that has no ships
LONDON - The British government has cancelled a contract to ship goods to the country after it leaves the European Union with a company that turned out to have no boats and no experience running a fer...
Feb 09, 2019
StatCan says number of cannabis users relatively unchanged since legalization
OTTAWA - The national statistics offices says legalizing cannabis doesn't seem to have much changed how many people use the drug. Figures released Thursday morning from Statistics Canada show abo...
Feb 09, 2019
Trudeau denies report his office pressured attorney general to help SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied a potentially incendiary allegation that his office told former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to help SNC-Lavalin avoid a criminal prosec...
Feb 09, 2019
'I will never let you down,' Trump tells prayer breakfast
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump told attendees at the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday that he stands behind them, even as speakers bemoaned the level of division in the country and wh...
Feb 09, 2019
Wilson-Raybould entered federal politics hoping to be a bridge builder
OTTAWA - As the frigid air of an Ottawa winter howled outside in January 2013, Jody Wilson-Raybould stood at the centre of a mass of national media, trying to be a peacemaker as First Nations chiefs f...
Feb 09, 2019
Police confirm Sala's body recovered from plane wreckage
LONDON - Police have confirmed that the body recovered from a plane in the English Channel is that of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala. Dorset police made the announcement on Thursday evening aft...
Feb 09, 2019
Gronk gets bonked by beer can during Super Bowl parade
BOSTON - Gronk got bonked. Rob Gronkowski, the New England Patriots' star tight end, says he got hit in the face by a can of beer thrown during Tuesday's Super Bowl victory parade in Boston. Gronkowsk...
Feb 09, 2019