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Outbreak casts pall over China new year as deaths surpass 40
BEIJING - China's most festive holiday began in the shadow of a worrying new virus Saturday as the death toll surpassed 40, an unprecedented lockdown kept 36 million people from travelling and authori...
Jan 24, 2020
VanVleet scores 22 as Raptors beat Sixers for fifth consecutive win
TORONTO - Marc Gasol has been a cerebral playmaker and a force on the defensive end for the Toronto Raptors. But it took some serious nagging from teammate Kyle Lowry for Gasol to shoot the ball....
Jan 24, 2020
Giants' Eli Manning retires after 16 seasons, 2 Super Bowls
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Eli Manning is ending a 16-year NFL career that saw him recognized as a great quarterback, a leader, a solid citizen and the man who led the New York Giants back into prominenc...
Jan 24, 2020
Patrick McCaw exits Raptors game early after being hit in face on rebound
TORONTO - Raptors forward Patrick McCaw left Toronto's 107-95 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night after an errant hand broke his nose in the second quarter. McCaw was reaching ...
Jan 24, 2020
Former Liberal Blair Lekstrom quits post as Premier Horgan's caribou liaison
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says the man he appointed to help in the recovery of threatened caribou in British Columbia's northeast has resigned. In a statement issued Friday, Horgan...
Jan 24, 2020
Michigan court reverses murder conviction, cites rap videos
DETROIT - The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously threw out a murder conviction Friday, saying YouTube rap videos spoiled the verdict by portraying the defendant as a "ruthless and menacing threat to t...
Jan 24, 2020
Canada trending upward towards Tokyo, but race to podium crowded
The good news for Canada's team heading to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is it's capable of beating the 22 medals won four years ago in Rio de Janeiro. The bad news is it's going to be r...
Jan 24, 2020
RCMP in Manitoba, B.C. spent around $1.5M on massive manhunt after B.C. killings
WINNIPEG - The massive investigation and search last summer for two young men wanted for three killings cost the RCMP in Manitoba and British Columbia about $1.5 million. Cpl. Julie Courchaine said We...
Jan 24, 2020
Grandparent scammed out of $14,000
A Kelowna senior has fallen victim to the so-called Grandparent Scam, losing $14,000, according to RCMP.It came after a call last month from someone pretending to be the woman's grandson."The scammer,...
Jan 24, 2020
Rapper YG arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of robbery
LOS ANGELES - Rapper YG was arrested Friday at his Los Angeles home on suspicion of robbery just two days before he is scheduled to perform at the Grammy Awards, officials said. Los Angeles County she...
Jan 24, 2020

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