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SNC-Lavalin drops court challenge over bid for special agreement
OTTAWA - Montreal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin has ended its court challenge of the federal prosecution service's decision to deny it a special agreement to avoid crimin...
Jan 22, 2020
Powell's big 4th quarter leads Raptors past Hawks, 122-117
ATLANTA - Norman Powell says nothing has changed, even though he's in the best streak of his highest-scoring season. It may feel normal to the Toronto Raptors' sixth man. The results definitely look d...
Jan 22, 2020
Celebrities back California bill to cut single-use plastics
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A push to pass first-in-the-nation California proposals to limit single-use plastic containers and other items drew support from actor Jeff Goldblum on Wednesday. Environmental gr...
Jan 22, 2020
MEC cuts costs, boosts perks in effort to turn around struggling retailer
VANCOUVER - Mountain Equipment Co-op is making major changes as it "needs to move faster than ever" to remain viable, said the company's chief executive. The Vancouver-based company's executive team w...
Jan 22, 2020
Ted Hughes, British Columbia's first conflict watchdog, dies at 92
VICTORIA - Ted Hughes, whose reports led to the resignation of a premier and the overhaul of child welfare systems in British Columbia and Manitoba, has died. He was 92. Hughes was...
Jan 22, 2020
Ted Hughes, British Columbia's first conflict watchdog, dies at 92
VICTORIA - Ted Hughes, whose reports led to the resignation of a premier and the overhaul of child welfare systems in British Columbia and Manitoba, has died. He was 92. Hughes was...
Jan 22, 2020
Humane Society removes 80 cats from home in Guelph, Ont.
GUELPH, Ont. - The Guelph Humane Society says it has taken in 80 cats that were found in a home in the southwestern Ontario city. The organization's executive director says they were called ...
Jan 22, 2020
Where can you ring in the Chinese New Year?
PRINCE GEORGE- Chinese New Year is being celebrated throughout Asian communities across the world this weekend.Here in Prince George, there are a few celebrations taking place to ring in the year of t...
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Canadian James Hinchcliffe crossing off items on his racing bucket list
James Hinchcliffe was surprised and disappointed when he was dismissed from Arrow McLaren SP last October. Now he sees it as an opportunity to live out all his racing fantasies. The 33-year-...
Jan 22, 2020
Wolfpack look to play World Cup champion Australia in Toronto in October
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack are thinking big on the eve of their debut season in the top-tier Betfred Super League. The transatlantic rugby league team is looking to play reigning Wo...
Jan 22, 2020