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In The Rings: Steski meeting with Curling Canada described as positive step
Elite-level curlers appear to have more of a collective voice with word that Peter Steski is serving as a point person to address player concerns and issues with competition organi...
Feb 04, 2020

MPs warned to watch their words after MP asked if she'd ever considered sex work
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are being told to think twice about how they're framing the ideas they advance in the House of Commons after a Tory MP asked a New Democrat whether she'd ever considered...
Feb 04, 2020

New presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - There has been a new presumptive confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in British Columbia. B.C. health officials said Tuesday the latest case is a woman in her 50s who li...
Feb 04, 2020

Davis pours in a career-high 31 points in Raptors' 11th consecutive win
TORONTO - Terence Davis took a pass from Fred VanVleet with four-and-a-half minutes to play Sunday night, and drilled a three-pointer to propel him over the 30-point mark. Exactly how VanVle...
Feb 04, 2020

Raptors host Oladipo, Pacers; on verge of setting franchise-high winning streak
TORONTO - Few people picked the Toronto Raptors to do much this season. But despite a banged-up roster, and boasting no bona fide superstars, the Raptors are poised to set a franchise-best winning str...
Feb 04, 2020

Utah lawmaker proposes warning label for pornography
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah lawmaker has unveiled a proposal to require pornography to carry warning labels or be subject to a possible $2,500 penalty, though an adult-entertainment industry group warned ...
Feb 04, 2020

Helped develop response to SARS, H1N1: Renowned scientist Francis Plummer dies
WINNIPEG - The former scientific director of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory who had experimental brain surgery to battle alcoholism has died. Dr. Francis (Frank) Plummer, a world-renow...
Feb 04, 2020

Dubois has three points to help Blue Jackets defeat Canadiens 4-3
MONTREAL - After digging themselves into a hole, the Montreal Canadiens nearly completely an improbable third-period comeback before falling short. The Canadiens could not overcome two sepa...
Feb 04, 2020

Jane Austen, actress create PBS costume drama diversity
LOS ANGELES - Crystal Clarke could imagine herself playing the heroine of a period costume drama, a genre that regularly makes its way to TV and film screens with potential breakout roles for young ac...
Feb 04, 2020

Guardiola wonders if league's OK with Liverpool's huge lead
LONDON - Pep Guardiola doesn't forget. After Manchester City failed to cut into Liverpool's 22-point lead by losing 2-0 at Tottenham on Sunday, Guardiola's mind turned back to 2018 and irritation at c...
Feb 04, 2020