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Ottawa Senators fire CEO Jim Little
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators fired new CEO Jim Little on Wednesday, continuing a string of executive departures for a club that has struggled on and off the ice in recent years. Senators own...
Mar 6, 2020
Australian composer Brett Dean hospitalized with coronavirus
ADELAIDE, Australia - Musician and composer Brett Dean has been hospitalized in Australia with the new coronavirus. British agent Intermusica confirmed on Thursday that the violist and conductor was i...
Mar 6, 2020
RCMP helping Ukrainian investigation into Iran's downing of flight PS752
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the RCMP is assisting Ukrainian authorities in a criminal investigation of the downing of flight PS752. The Ukraine International Air...
Mar 6, 2020
US stocks open sharply lower, yields drop in virus worries
NEW YORK - Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street and bond yields are sinking to more record lows as investors fear that economic damage from the spreading coronavirus outbreak will be longer...
Mar 6, 2020
Trinity Western University volleyball teams look to add to brimming trophy case
Trinity Western men's volleyball coach Ben Josephson calls them "OKGs" - our kind of guys. Talented players who tick boxes off the court as well. His recruiting approach is working nicely.&n...
Mar 6, 2020
CBC Sports is committing to gender-balanced coverage
From Brooke Henderson to Bianca Andreescu to Kia Nurse, the Canadian sporting landscape is jam-packed with female stars. But women's stories are often secondary behind the virtual blanket covera...
Mar 6, 2020
Ontario reports new COVID-19 case, says patient had travelled to Las Vegas
Ontario's Ministry of Health says there is a new case of the novel coronavirus in the province. A spokeswoman with the ministry said the patient had recently travelled to Las Vegas. It is considered t...
Mar 6, 2020
Canada added 30,300 jobs in February, unemployment rate 5.6 per cent
OTTAWA - The unemployment rate in Canada nudged up a tenth of a percentage point to 5.6 per cent as the economy added 30,300 net new jobs in February, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said th...
Mar 6, 2020
Health Canada to ban strychnine to kill Richardson’s ground squirrels
Health Canada is moving forward with a ban on the use of the deadly pesticide strychnine to kill gophers.The Health Canada website says an evaluation of scientific information confirms there are risks...
Mar 6, 2020 Richardson's Ground squirrel AKA gopher -photo credit to U-of-L
Curlers opt for traditional handshakes at Brier instead of suggested fist bumps
KINGSTON, Ont. - Traditional handshakes still rule at the Tim Hortons Brier despite a Curling Canada suggestion for athletes to bump fists at this week's national men's curling cha...
Mar 6, 2020