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Venezuela allows US diplomats to stay, defusing showdown
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela defused a potential showdown with the United States, suspending a demand that U.S. diplomats leave the country as Washington called on the world to "pick a side" in the ...
Jan 27, 2019

Thai girl group in hot water over singer's swastika shirt
BANGKOK - A popular Thai music act has set off a scandal after one of its members wore a shirt showing the swastika flag of Nazi Germany during a performance. The incident involving the girl group BNK...
Jan 27, 2019

In the news today, Jan. 25
Four stories in the news for Friday, Jan. 25 --- MOUNTIES TO GIVE UPDATE ON KINGSTON, ONT., ARRESTS RCMP are expected to give an update today on a national security investigation that s...
Jan 27, 2019

U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico need to come off, manufacturers plead
WASHINGTON - American automakers, aluminum producers, manufacturers and farmers are running out of time, money and patience as the North American tariff standoff persists, and they...
Jan 27, 2019
Canada rugby sevens team playing for four-year-old diagnosed with leukemia
The Canadian men's rugby sevens team will wear orange laces at the New Zealand Sevens this weekend in support of Paisley MacRury, a four-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., who is battling leukemia. "Your...
Jan 26, 2019

Ontario-bred Channel Maker to run in Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational
Jockey Javier Castellano will have his hands full Saturday in the inaugural US$7-million Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational. Castellano will ride Ontario-bred Channel Maker, a five-...
Jan 26, 2019

Source: Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema to join Paris Saint-Germain
Canadian teenager Jordyn Huitema appears headed to Paris Saint-Germain. The 17-year-old forward from Chilliwack, B.C., announced Thursday that she is forgoing college to turn pro. While Huitema did no...
Jan 26, 2019

Newfoundland hockey fans will miss Growlers coach Ryane Clowe: ex-NHLer
Having Newfoundlander Ryane Clowe behind the bench of a professional hockey team in St. John's meant everything to the local community, says former NHL forward Dan Cleary. Cleary, who's from Harbour G...
Jan 26, 2019
Puck and player tracking coming to NHL next season
Puck and player tracking is coming to the NHL next season. A sneak preview is coming up this weekend, too. Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the long-expected news Friday during All-Star Weekend in ...
Jan 26, 2019
Tauson beats Canadian Fernandez for Australian Open junior girls' singles title
MELBOURNE, Australia - Top-seeded Clara Tauson of Denmark denied Canadian Leylah Fernandez a tournament trophy for the second consecutive week. This time it was a Grand Slam. Tauso...
Jan 26, 2019