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All-transgender hockey team 'like an instant family'
TORONTO - The goals are big for an all-transgender hockey team known as Team Trans. Comprised of more than a dozen players from Canada and the United States, it's believed to be the first ice hockey t...
Nov 26, 2019
3 dead, highway collapses as floods pound France, Italy
ROME - Flooding pounded France and Italy amid heavy rains over the weekend, leaving at least three dead and a stretch of elevated highway collapsed by a landslide, officials said Sunday. The weather h...
Nov 26, 2019
Teamsters say they have reached a tentative deal with CN, work set to resume
MONTREAL - Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers. The...
Nov 26, 2019
Brief evacuation at Capitol over small plane
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol and its office buildings were briefly evacuated Tuesday amid concerns about a small aircraft in the area. Officials say the plane violated airspace rules in the restricte...
Nov 26, 2019
Albania earthquake kills 14; rescuers hunt for survivors
THUMANE, Albania - Rescue crews used excavators to search for survivors trapped in toppled apartment buildings Tuesday after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania killed at least 14 people and inj...
Nov 26, 2019
Long-time CTV camera operator retires
After more than 44 years, long-time CTV cameraman Gord Barnett has unloaded his video gear for the last time.Barnett is now preparing for his next assignment - retirement."I'm going to miss the people...
Nov 26, 2019 After a career spanning nearly 45 years, longtime CTV cameraman Gord Barnett has retired. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW)
26 killed as small plane crashes into homes in Congo
GOMA, Congo - A small plane crashed into homes shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo's eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including the aircraft's passengers and crew, as well as residents on th...
Nov 26, 2019
House committee’s report on impeachment could land next week
WASHINGTON - The witnesses have spoken, the politics are largely settled. Now impeachment investigators will make the case for public opinion. On Monday, hundreds of pages from Democratic Chairman Ada...
Nov 26, 2019
Source: Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott gets new five-year contract
TORONTO - Fresh from signing All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams, the Toronto Wolfpack have given head coach Brian McDermott a new five-year contract, a person familiar with the decision told The Cana...
Nov 26, 2019
Iraqi officials: 1 protester killed amid ongoing clashes
BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials said one anti-government protester has been killed by security forces on Tuesday and 21 others wounded amid ongoing clashes with security forces in Baghdad. Demonstrators als...
Nov 26, 2019