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Hinch, GM fired for Astros sign stealing after MLB bans pair
HOUSTON - Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team's use of electronics for sign-stealing during Ho...
Jan 15, 2020
Federal opposition divided over Iraq mission as troops remain hunkered down
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are divided over whether Canada should press ahead with its five-year-old mission in Iraq or start bringing home its soldiers, some of whom were forced to take cove...
Jan 15, 2020
Australia thumps Canada in warmup match for ICC Under-19 World Cup
JOHANNESBURG - Oliver Davies hit 94 not out Wednesday as Australia made short work of Canada, posting a nine-wicket victory in a warmup match ahead of the ICC Under-19 World Cup. After winning the tos...
Jan 15, 2020
'Crews working hard' to clear snow and ice: City of Vernon
City of Vernon administration says the winter conditions this week have made clearing ice from roads around the North Okanagan more of a challenge.Communications manager Christy Poirier says city staf...
Jan 15, 2020
Hamilton scientists find way to dissolve, recycle rubber from car tires
Scientists in Hamilton have found a way to dissolve the rubber used in car tires, which they say could eventually help keep what is typically a single-use item out of landfills. In a study released Mo...
Jan 15, 2020
Adding Iran's Guard Corps to terror list bad for Canada, says ex-Tehran envoy
OTTAWA - Listing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity would undermine efforts by the Trudeau government to properly investigate the Iranian plane crash, says Canada's last ambas...
Jan 15, 2020
A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who had roots in Canada
Dozens of people with ties to Canada were among the 176 who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Here is a look at some of th...
Jan 15, 2020
Rules for Conservative leadership race could winnow out the field
OTTAWA - The clock's now officially ticking down on the race to replace Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, with the release of rules and deadlines for the contest likely to winnow down the field ...
Jan 15, 2020
Nathalie Normandeau's request for stay of proceedings to be heard in March
QUEBEC - A Quebec judge will hear a request for a stay of proceedings from former deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and her co-accused, who were charged in 2016 following a corruption ...
Jan 15, 2020
Peter MacKay confirms his intention to seek Conservative party leadership
OTTAWA - Former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay says he's in the running for leadership of the federal Conservatives.He posted the message to his social media accounts Wednesday, his first ...
Jan 15, 2020

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