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Trump takes Daytona 500 warmup lap in presidential limousine
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump gave an election-year embrace to NASCAR and its fans Sunday when he became the second president ever to attend the Daytona 500. The presidential motorcade ...
Feb 18, 2020

Trump takes Daytona 500 warmup lap in presidential limousine
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump gave an election-year embrace to NASCAR and its fans Sunday when he became the second president ever to attend the Daytona 500. The presidential motorcade ...
Feb 18, 2020

Blues D Bouwmeester back in St. Louis, continuing to recover from cardiac episode
ST. LOUIS - Blues defenceman Jay Bouwmeester says he has returned to St. Louis and is recovering from a cardiac episode during a game last week. The Blues released a statement from Bouwmeester on Tues...
Feb 18, 2020

Prison watchdog raises concerns of 'culture of impunity'
OTTAWA - Canada's prison watchdog is raising concerns about the safety, rights and human dignity of prisoners within Canada's federal corrections system, issues he says stem from problems wi...
Feb 18, 2020

Babies frequently exposed to cleaning products at higher risk of asthma: study
VANCOUVER - New research suggests frequent exposure to common household cleaning products can increase a child's risk of developing asthma. The CHILD Cohort Study found young infants living ...
Feb 18, 2020

No new coronavirus cases under investigation in Ontario
TORONTO - Ontario now has no novel coronavirus cases under investigation. A daily update from the provincial government shows that 421 people have been tested in the province over the past several wee...
Feb 18, 2020

Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign free-agent linebacker Micah Awe to deal
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed American linebacker Micah Awe to a two-year contract Monday. The six-foot, 225-pound Awe had been on the free-agent market since Tuesday. Awe had 44 ta...
Feb 18, 2020

Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal. DeBartolo Jr., who built the San Francisco 49ers' 198...
Feb 18, 2020

US sanctions Russian oil company for role in Venezuela
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the trading unit of Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft for helping Venezuela skirt an embargo on oil from the South American co...
Feb 18, 2020

Elections Canada reports no serious cyberthreats to last fall's federal election
OTTAWA - Chief electoral officer Stephane Perrault says there were no cybersecurity incidents of significance during last fall's federal election campaign. In a preliminary report to Parliament a...
Feb 18, 2020