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US general slips into Iraq for talks to salvage relations
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East slipped quietly into Iraq Tuesday, as the Trump administration works to salvage relations with Iraqi leaders and shut down the government's push for an Ameri...
Feb 06, 2020
Life under virus quarantine: Boxing, chalk art and waiting
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - There's Zumba and boxing classes, lectures on business and taxes, and chalk art outside for the children. While it might sound like a local recreation centre's offerings, it's actu...
Feb 06, 2020
Canadians in Wuhan to be flown out Thursday: government letter
A chartered plane that's to airlift Canadians from the centre of a virus outbreak in China was on its way overseas Tuesday, while its prospective passengers were told to get ready to leave. Forei...
Feb 06, 2020
Canadian duo first after pairs short program at Four Continents figure skating
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro placed first in Thursday's pairs short program ahead of two Chinese couples - including the reigning world champions&nbs...
Feb 06, 2020
Trump courts black voters, but opposition remains deep
DETROIT - President Donald Trump took African American guests to his State of the Union speech, ran a Super Bowl ad boasting how he's making the criminal justice system more equitable for black people...
Feb 06, 2020
Impeachment loses its constitutional gravity in Trump case
WASHINGTON - Years from now, will you remember where you were and what you were doing when President Donald Trump was impeached? Have you forgotten already? The country has been on a constitutional bu...
Feb 06, 2020
Trump unleashes fury at impeachment enemies at prayer event
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump unleashed his fury against those who tried to remove him from office at a prayer breakfast Thursday, a day after his acquittal by the Senate in his impeachment tria...
Feb 06, 2020
US productivity up 1.7% in 2019, best gain in 9 years
WASHINGTON - U.S. productivity rebounded in the final three months of last year, helping to boost productivity growth for the year to the best showing in nearly a decade. The Labor Department's Bureau...
Feb 06, 2020
Train derails near Guernsey, Sask. for second time this winter
GUERNSEY, Sask. - A freight train has derailed in rural Saskatchewan and residents are being evacuated from the area.Canadian Pacific says the train jumped the tracks about 6:15 a.m. near Guernsey, ro...
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Olerud, Morneau headline 2020 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class
When Justin Morneau was a young kid working on his swing in his British Columbia backyard, there were three players he wanted to emulate. The first, Ken Griffey Jr., was a first-ballot Hall of Famer i...
Feb 06, 2020