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Canadian evacuees from China to be quarantined at Ontario military base
OTTAWA - Canadian evacuees from the Chinese province afflicted with the novel coronavirus will be quarantined for two weeks upon their arrival at an Ontario military base, the government announce...
Feb 04, 2020

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio retiring after 13 seasons
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio announced his retirement Tuesday, ending a 13-year run in which he guided the Spartans to heights they hadn't reached in decades. Dantonio went 114-57 as Michigan St...
Feb 04, 2020

Source: Toronto FC looking at Argentine winger/forward Pablo Piatti as DP
TORONTO - Argentine winger/forward Pablo Piatti is the latest name to surface in Toronto FC's search for a designated player to bolster its attack. A source confirmed that the 30-year-old Piatti, who ...
Feb 04, 2020

Service set for members of family who died with Kobe Bryant
LOS ANGELES - A public memorial has been announced for three members of a family who died along with Kobe Bryant and others when a helicopter crashed in foggy weather last month outside Los Angeles. T...
Feb 04, 2020

Metis leader demands apology from Lynn Beyak for claiming to be Metis
OTTAWA - The Metis National Council says Sen. Lynn Beyak should consider resigning for reportedly claiming to be Metis because her parents adopted an Indigenous child. David Chartrand, vice-presi...
Feb 04, 2020

Few hurdles remain for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project
OTTAWA - A Federal Court of Appeal ruling Tuesday removes the last active court hurdle to completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The court decision means constru...
Feb 04, 2020

Former Toronto Argonauts head coach Willie Wood passes away at age 83
TORONTO - Dan Ferrone says he owes all of his CFL success to Willie Wood. Wood, a former head coach of the Toronto Argonauts, died Monday of natural causes in Washington D.C. He wa...
Feb 04, 2020

Once jailed Ukraine filmmaker Sentsov meets Trudeau, MPs in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A Ukrainian filmmaker who spent five years in a Russian prison is in Ottawa today for meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and parliamentarians. Oleg Sentsov was jailed in what is...
Feb 04, 2020

Package labeled 'Bag Full of Drugs' leads to Florida arrests
MIAMI - Two men charged with drug trafficking could have done a better job hiding their wares than using a package labeled "Bag Full of Drugs," Florida authorities said. Ian Simmons and Joshua Reinhar...
Feb 04, 2020

Making Oscar history, 'Honeyland' shatters borders
NEW YORK - Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska were in a hard-to-reach area of Northern Macedonia - about as far from the Oscars as possible - when they came upon the beekeeper who would be their su...
Feb 04, 2020