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2019 a year of women in hockey flexing collective muscle for a pro league
The women's hockey landscape didn't just tilt in 2019. It was turned upside down and shaken like a Polaroid picture. From the folding of the Canadian Women's Hockey League to the upending of the estab...
Dec 25, 2019
'If we don't, who is?' Adventurers protect winter playground as climate changes
BANFF, Alta. - Professional adventurer Greg Hill was skiing in Pakistan five years ago, when he got caught in an avalanche and broke his leg. As he healed, he reflected on what legacy he would have le...
Dec 25, 2019
Senator caps lifelong fight by taking aim at Chateau Laurier addition
OTTAWA - A soon-to-be-retired senator has taken his decades-long fight to protect important heritage buildings to "the heart of the nation," where his final act before leaving the Red Chamber for...
Dec 25, 2019
Boeing ousts its CEO after two deadly 737 Max crashes
NEW YORK - Boeing ousted CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Monday with no end in sight to the crisis that has engulfed the vaunted American aircraft manufacturer since the crash of two of its 737 Max airliners...
Dec 25, 2019
Queen Elizabeth II, close family celebrate Christmas
SANDRINGHAM, England - Queen Elizabeth II and her close family celebrated Christmas with a morning service at St. Mary Magdalene Church near her rural retreat at Sandringham in eastern England. It was...
Dec 25, 2019
B.C. solicitor general forecasts better year ahead for cannabis products, revenue
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says it's the best of times for cannabis users in British Columbia, but they could be even better. Since recreational cannabis became legal in Canada in October 2018, ac...
Dec 25, 2019
Saudis sentence 5 people to death for Khashoggi's killing
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death Monday for the killing of Washington Post columnist and royal family critic Jamal Khashoggi, whose grisly slaying in the S...
Dec 25, 2019
Documents show myriad federal agencies crafting plan for homeless veterans
OTTAWA - Internal government documents show four federal departments have quietly spent months crafting an answer to a cross-party call for the government to end veterans homelessness b...
Dec 25, 2019
Pentagon says New Jersey soldier killed in Afghanistan
KABUL - A 33-year-old American soldier was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said. The Taliban claimed they were behind a fatal roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province. In...
Dec 25, 2019
Flames score 3 power-play goals, beat Stars 5-1
DALLAS - The Calgary Flames overpowered the Dallas Stars. Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan and Mikael Backlund scored power-play goals and Calgary beat the Stars 5-1. Elias Lindholm assisted on the Flame...
Dec 24, 2019