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Trudeau's action plan on climate change brings B.C. politician out of retirement
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party's action plan on climate change has brought one former British Columbia politician out of retirement and back into the arena. At his nominati...
May 22, 2019
Huawei apt to be stripped of Google services after US ban
Huawei could quickly lose its grip on the No. 2 ranking in worldwide cellphone sales after Google announced it would comply with U.S. government restrictions meant to punish the Chinese tech powerhous...
May 22, 2019
And the winner of the 'Game of Thrones' is ...
LOS ANGELES - Winter has come and winter has gone, thelast of the heads have been lopped off and the last of the dragon fire has been spit as "Game of Thrones" aired its 73rdand final episode Sunday n...
May 22, 2019
In the news today, May 22
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, May 22 --- NATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING INQUIRY NOT NECESSARY: BLAIR The federal minister in charge of Canada's fight against money laundering says dirty mone...
May 22, 2019
Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks' Assange
COPENHAGEN - Swedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain, a Swedish prosecutor said. Prosecutor Eva-Mari...
May 22, 2019
Ukraine president takes political stage in dramatic fashion
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's new president, a comedian before he turned to statecraft, made a dramatic entrance to the political stage Monday by disbanding parliament minutes after his inauguration. Volo...
May 22, 2019
Rape trial starting for ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr.
SAN DIEGO - Kellen Winslow Jr., a former NFL No. 1 draft pick and son of a Hall of Famer who starred for his hometown San Diego Chargers, goes on trial Monday on multiple charges, including raping two...
May 21, 2019
VanVleet, Ibaka and Powell play their part in Raptors' Game 4 win over the Bucks
TORONTO - In a hectic 24 hours, Raptors guard Fred VanVleet had a baby boy and found his shot. The combination explained the love he was getting from his teammates on the bench Tuesday night as Toront...
May 21, 2019
Phelps honoured for honesty on mental health, helping others
BALTIMORE - While swimming to Olympic glory, Michael Phelps found comfort in the pool and quite a bit of angst out of it. His bout with depression reached its nadir in 2014 after a second DUI arrest. ...
May 21, 2019
Raiders bow out of Memorial Cup, but have plenty to be proud of
HALIFAX-The best season for the Prince Albert Raiders in the past 34 years has come to an end. The Raiders bowed out of the 2019 Memorial Cup Presented by Kia, after losing 5-2 to the Guelph Storm Tue...
May 21, 2019 Raiders forward Parker Kelly shakes the hand of Storm forward Nick Suzuki after Tuesday's 5-2 loss at the Memorial Cup. Vincent Ethier/CHL Images.