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'We are feeling strong': B.C. pipeline opponents brace for more possible arrests
SMITHERS, B.C. - Opponents of a natural gas pipeline said they were bracing for further police action Thursday following the arrest of six people near a work site in northern British Columbi...
Feb 06, 2020
Japan quarantines cruise ship as toll of new virus grows
TOKYO - Large white sheets covering them head-to-knee, people infected with a new virus were led by gloved and masked officials Wednesday off a Japanese cruise ship, while the rest of the 3,700 people...
Feb 06, 2020
Canadian women beat Mexico, move within one win of making Tokyo Olympics
EDINBURG, Texas - Captain Christine Sinclair scored career goal No. 186 to help Canada beat Mexico 2-0 Tuesday and move within one win of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. The eighth-ranked Cana...
Feb 06, 2020
LeBron, Giannis choose their teams for the All-Star Game
Anthony Davis is LeBron James' teammate in Los Angeles, and they'll be teammates at the All-Star Game in Chicago as well. James took his fellow Lakers All-Star with the No. 1 overall pick of the Feb. ...
Feb 06, 2020
Nick Taylor takes lead on glorious day at Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - Canadian Nick Taylor opened with an eagle, closed with two birdies and made a gorgeous day feel even better with an 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula that gave him the lead Thurs...
Feb 06, 2020
Japan finds 41 more cases on ship as virus alarm doctor dies
BEIJING - Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a cruise ship that's been quarantined in Yokohama harbour while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got i...
Feb 06, 2020
Trump uses State of Union to campaign; Pelosi rips up speech
WASHINGTON - Standing before a Congress and a nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to extol a "Great American Comeback" on his watch, just ...
Feb 06, 2020
AP Source: Bryant memorial set for Feb. 24 at Staples Center
LOS ANGELES - A public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples Center, a person with knowledge of the details tol...
Feb 06, 2020
Associated Press unable to declare winner of Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Associated Press said Thursday that it is unable to declare a winner of Iowa's Democratic caucuses. With 97% of precincts reporting from Monday's caucuses, former South Bend, In...
Feb 06, 2020
Sask. Health: 13 people tested, but no confirmed cases of coronavirus
There still aren't any confirmed cases of coronavirus in Saskatchewan, but 13 people have been tested because they reported symptoms after travelling to China.At the weekly provincial influenza update...
Feb 06, 2020 Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)