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Parents charged after Chicago boy shot in struggle over gun
CHICAGO - The parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head as his parents struggled over a gun inside a Chicago home were each ordered held on Thursday in lieu of $10,000 bond. Travis McCoy, 2...
Feb 01, 2020

Bank of England holds fire as Brexit uncertainty eases
LONDON - The Bank of England on Thursday opted against cutting interest rates amid signs of improvement in the British economy in the run-up to Britain's imminent departure from the European Union. Th...
Feb 01, 2020

Federal IT systems at risk of 'critical failure,' Trudeau warned in memo
OTTAWA - Newly released briefing notes for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau describe the dire state of federal computer systems, which deliver billions in benefits and are on the precipice...
Feb 01, 2020

No need to change Canada's plans after WHO declares global emergency: officials
Canada is already taking the right steps to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, so there is no need to change things now that the World Health Organization has declared a global emergenc...
Feb 01, 2020

Indigenous community votes down proposed nuclear waste bunker near Lake Huron
TORONTO - An Ontario Indigenous community has overwhelmingly rejected a proposed nuclear-waste bunker in their area. Members of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation voted 85 per cent against the deep geologic r...
Feb 01, 2020

Plastic ban coming in 2021 after report concludes there is evidence of harm
OTTAWA - A national ban on many single-use plastics is on track for next year after a government report concluded Thursday that there is more than enough evidence proving plastic pollution is har...
Feb 01, 2020

Lakers return after Bryant's death, lose 127-119 to Blazers
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers dried their eyes and took the Staples Center court for the first time since Kobe Bryant's death with a resolve that would have made him proud. Damian Lillard playe...
Feb 01, 2020

Hiltz leads way on milestone night, as Stars top Broncos for seventh straight
Friday night at the Civic Centre was one North Stars' forward, Ben Hiltz will likely not soon forget. Playing in his 200th career Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) game, Hiltz picked up the gam...
Feb 01, 2020 Stars’ forward, Ben Hiltz is swarmed by young North Stars' fans as he leaves the ice following a three-point outing against the Broncos, Friday. The performance earned the Weyburn, SK., product First Star honours in his 200th career game. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Monahan scores shootout winner as Flames edge rival Oilers 4-3
EDMONTON - There was definitely an old-school, playoff atmosphere on display in Edmonton on Wednesday night. Sean Monahan scored the shootout winner as the Calgary Flames snapped a two-game skid with ...
Feb 01, 2020

Bergeron and DeBrusk lead Bruins past Jets 2-1; Winnipeg loses fifth straight
WINNIPEG - Bruce Cassidy saw a puck hit the mask of Tuukka Rask and was worried for his goalie that had just come back from a concussion, but the Boston Bruins coach didn't have to worry for...
Feb 01, 2020