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Studies question assumptions on industrial damage to Wood Buffalo park
New research suggests Canada's largest national park is not drying out from upstream hydro dams or being contaminated by the oilsands. Recently published papers from scientists at the University ...
Jan 19, 2020
Sonny Bill a question-mark ahead of Toronto Wolfpack pre-season game Sunday
Star signing Sonny Bill Williams may not see action Sunday when the Toronto Wolfpack visit Castleford Tigers for their one official pre-season game in advance of Super League play. "Everybody's asking...
Jan 19, 2020
First female NFL coach sees video-game appearance as another sign of progress
TORONTO - A computerized likeness of Jen Welter barks directions to players on the sidelines, then knocks one on the helmet before sending them back on the field. Welter recently became the first fema...
Jan 19, 2020
Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defence team
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has assembled a made-for-TV legal team for his Senate trial that includes household names like Ken Starr, the prosecutor whose investigation two decades ago resulte...
Jan 19, 2020
'Unprecedented' blizzard prompts state of emergency in St. John's, N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's capital shut down on Friday as blizzard conditions descended on the city and residents prepared for an intense storm expected to last until Saturday...
Jan 19, 2020
Portrait found in gallery's walls verified as missing Klimt
PIACENZA, Italy - Art experts have confirmed that a painting discovered hidden inside an Italian art gallery's walls last month is Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of a Lady," which was stolen from the galler...
Jan 19, 2020
Johansson, Sterling K. Brown among SAG Awards presenters
LOS ANGELES - Scarlett Johansson, Sterling K. Brown and Taika Waititi will be up for Screen Actors Guild Awards and also handing them out at Sunday's ceremony. They're part of a new batch of SAG Award...
Jan 19, 2020
US housing construction jumps 16.9% in December
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes surged in December to the highest level in 13 years, capping a year in which falling mortgage rates and a strong labour market helped lift the prospects of the h...
Jan 19, 2020
Screen Actors Guild Awards might not offer Oscars preview
Scarlett Johansson and Nicole Kidman will have two chances to win Sunday night at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards, while the night's top movie winner may offer a forecast of the Academy Awards. Am...
Jan 19, 2020
Canada to give $25,000 to families of each Canadian who died on Flight PS752
OTTAWA - Families of the Canadian victims on the Ukrainian passenger jet shot down over Iran last week will receive $25,000 each to help with immediate costs they have for travel or funerals, Prime Mi...
Jan 19, 2020