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Canada thumps Jamaica 9-0 to advance to semifinals of CONCACAF Olympic qualifier
EDINBURG, Texas - With Christine Sinclair watching from the bench, Jordyn Huitema and Janine Beckie proved Saturday there are still plenty of goals left in Canada. Huitema scored five goals and Beckie...
Feb 03, 2020

Super Bowl betting brings big business to sports books
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Business was brisk at sports books around the country on Super Bowl Sunday, with customers risking money on everything from the coin toss at the start of the game, to the colour ...
Feb 03, 2020

Philippines reports world's 1st virus death outside China
BEIJING - The first death outside China from the new coronavirus was recorded Sunday in the Philippines, as countries around the world evacuated hundreds of their citizens from the infection zone and ...
Feb 03, 2020

Snowmobiler missing after Chetwynd-area avalanche
Chetwynd RCMP say one person is missing after an avalanche southwest of that community on Sunday.Mounties say they were notified of an emergency beacon signal coming from the east side of the Murray M...
Feb 03, 2020 Photo credit ID 50993967 © Heather Bridge | Dreamstime.com

Review of health care released, province rejects idea of closing hospitals
The Alberta government says a review of health care done by Ernst & Young LLP has come up with 57 recommendations on system improvements and another 72 ways to save money.The province adds in a re...
Feb 03, 2020 Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro speaks at a Monday news conference after the release of a review of health care in this province. Photo taken from a video on the Your Alberta Facebook page.

Raptors' Nurse named NBA Eastern Conference coach of the month for January
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse has been named NBA Eastern Conference coach of the month for January. Nurse guided the Raptors to a 12-3 record last month, including a conference-best 9-1 record...
Feb 03, 2020

Google 4Q revenue grew, but not enough for Wall Street
SAN FRANCISCO - Google's revenue grew, but Wall Street wanted more. Parent company Alphabet's stock fell more than 4% after financial results came out Monday, even as profits rose 19% and beat expecta...
Feb 03, 2020

Flyers mascot cleared of claim he punched teenage fan
Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty has been cleared of allegations that he punched a 13-year-old boy in the back after a photo shoot, police said. Chris Greenwell and his son Brandon met the hairy, goo...
Feb 03, 2020

Hamblin, Scott and Langlois stronger players for facing adversity in Siberia
Ruth Hamblin, Jamie Scott, and Miah-Marie Langlois were on a train bound for Hungary a few weeks ago. They were supposed to disembark in the Czech Republic. But nobody gave them a heads up. ...
Feb 03, 2020

Sentencing for man who murdered Abbotsford, B.C., police officer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The man who killed Abbotsford, B.C., police Const. John Davidson in November 2017 will be sentenced in court today. The British Columbia Supreme Court trial...
Feb 03, 2020