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Whitecaps transfer Canadian centre back Doneil Henry to South Korean club
VANCOUVER - They Vancouver Whitecaps reached to a transfer agreement with South Korean K League 1 club Suwon Samsung Bluewings for Canadian centre back Doneil Henry on Wednesday. The Whitecaps al...
Nov 20, 2019
Canadian class action proposed over alleged carcinogenic herbicide
TORONTO - Lawyers for a group of Canadians affected by cancer they blame on exposure to a weed killer have filed three proposed class-action lawsuits against the product's manufacturer, alle...
Nov 20, 2019
Hong Kong protesters, facing arrest, won’t leave university
HONG KONG - A small but determined group of protesters is remaining inside a Hong Kong university campus, resisting pleas to turn themselves in to police. At least a few dozen were believed to still b...
Nov 20, 2019
Brady Tkachuk scores overtime winner as Senators edge Canadiens 2-1
MONTREAL - Brady Tkachuk scored 38 seconds into overtime to give the visiting Ottawa Senators a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens Wednesday night in the second game of a back-to-back for both teams....
Nov 20, 2019
Anunoby has 24 points before injuring eye in Toronto's 132-96 rout of Hornets
TORONTO - OG Anunoby was having an excellent night when Nicolas Batum swung a hard elbow that caught the Raptors forward square in the face. Anunoby went down clutching his right eye. Again. The ...
Nov 20, 2019
VanVleet scores 24 and Raptors beat Magic to remain unbeaten at home
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet scored 24 points to lead the Toronto Raptors past the Orlando Magic 113-97 on Wednesday in a battle between short-handed teams. The Raptors (10-4) improved to 6-0 on the s...
Nov 20, 2019
Police surround last holdouts at Hong Kong campus protest
HONG KONG - A small band of anti-government protesters, their numbers diminished by surrenders and failed escape attempts, remained holed up at a Hong Kong university early Wednesday as they braced fo...
Nov 20, 2019
John Mann, singer and songwriter of group Spirit of the West dead at 57
VANCOUVER - John Mann, lead singer and songwriter for Vancouver's beloved Celtic-inflected rock band Spirit of the West, has died. He was 57. Eric Alper, the band's publicist, says Mann died peacefull...
Nov 20, 2019
Diplomat says of Trump Ukraine call: ‘I remember it vividly’
WASHINGTON - The phone call State Department official David Holmes overheard between President Donald Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland lasted just two minutes. But it won't be easily forgotten. "I...
Nov 20, 2019
Province changing farm safety legislation
EDMONTON - The majority of Alberta farm operations would no longer have to follow employment standards rules or have workplace insurance under a bill introduced in the legislature. The bill also state...
Nov 20, 2019 Alberta Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen with
family members and workers at Tri M Farms.