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Time on his hands: John Scott changes the time on Toronto's clock towers
Every spring and fall, John Scott climbs up clock towers across Toronto to change time. "The keymaster, the time master - I've been called a lot of titles," says the 61-year-o...
Mar 09, 2019
Facebook aims to reduce 'anti-vaxxer' messages, ads as part of 'safety' campaign
VANCOUVER - Facebook should ban posts by so-called anti-vaxxers in order to protect children against measles and other contagious diseases, says a British Columbia mother who launched a petition urgin...
Mar 09, 2019
Cohen's lawyer says Trump advisers were 'dangling' pardons
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's advisers dangled the possibility of a pardon for his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen last year, Cohen's attorney said Thursday, as congressional investigator...
Mar 09, 2019
Ohio governor delays 3 more executions while drugs reviewed
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday delayed three additional executions to give the Ohio prison system time to develop a new lethal injection method, responding to a federal judge's scathing...
Mar 09, 2019
2020 Democrats flock to trendy SXSW festival in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas is an unlikely can't-miss stop for the Democratic presidential candidates, but many of them are making appearances this weekend at the trendy and techie South by Southwest Festiv...
Mar 09, 2019
15-year-old girl killed after collision
Saskatoon police say a 15-year-old girl was killed after a collision near cole Canadienne-Franaise Friday afternoon.Police haven't released many details, but it appeared a school bus was involved.Impa...
Mar 09, 2019 Police officers investigate a crash at the intersection of Clarence Avenue South and 2nd Street East on March 8, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM) : Glenn Hicks
Ebola treatment centre in Congo is attacked again; 1 dead
KINSHASA, Congo - Armed assailants again attacked an Ebola treatment centre in the heart of eastern Congo's deadly outbreak on Saturday, with the mayor reporting one police officer killed. The early-m...
Mar 09, 2019
Friday's Scoreboard
WHL Prince Albert 8, Swift Current 0Moose Jaw 3, Regina 1Lethbridge 5, Medicine Hat 2Red Deer 5, Brandon 3Edmonton 5, Calgary 1Kamloops 2, Kelowna 1 (SO)Portland 3, Prince George 2Seattle 2, Victoria ...
Mar 09, 2019 FRIDAY MARCH 8
European Central Bank joins global push to help economy
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank took unexpectedly quick action on Thursday to support a slowing economy, joining the U.S Federal Reserve and Chinese leadership in their attempts to counter worri...
Mar 09, 2019
Crisis talks continue as Conservative Party chief makes plea
LONDON - The chairman of Britain's Conservative Party is urging Parliament to back an unpopular withdrawal agreement as British and European Union officials seek a breakthrough on the Brexit impasse. ...
Mar 09, 2019