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Canadian men's rugby team looks to rebound against Brazil after Uruguay loss
After a disappointing last-ditch loss in Uruguay last week, Canada coach Kingsley Jones chose to think of the positives ahead of Saturday's Americas Rugby Championship test against Brazil. The Ca...
Feb 08, 2019
'Wicked' movie musical to fly into theatres Christmas 2021
LOS ANGELES - The winds have changed again for the long-awaited movie version of the hit musical "Wicked." Universal Pictures says Friday that the film will land in theatres on Dec. 22, 2021. It had o...
Feb 08, 2019
Laptop likely holds key to missing $180 million in cryptocurrency: experts
HALIFAX - In an office in Toronto, there's a laptop that could contain the keys to unlock $180 million in digital assets - virtual money possibly lost after the recent death of the...
Feb 08, 2019
Wild hockey brawl leads to suspensions of 15 players, both head coaches
HALIFAX - Two head coaches and 15 players have been suspended after an ugly university hockey brawl that has raised questions about the sport's culture of trash talking - and attitudes toward sexual a...
Feb 08, 2019
Liberal backbencher apologizes for not including women in notable calendar
WINNIPEG - A Liberal member of Parliament has apologized for putting out a calendar that features a list of notable Canadians that does not include any women. "I was attempting to highlight ...
Feb 08, 2019
New schedule will shave months off construction of navy support vessel: Shipyard
OTTAWA - The Vancouver shipyard building the navy's new support ships says the decision to push one of those vessels to the front of the construction queue will shave months, rather than years, off it...
Feb 08, 2019
Riders head coach Dickenson names Shivers as defensive co-ordinator
REGINA - Craig Dickenson has settled on a defensive co-ordinator. The Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach announced Friday that defensive back coach Jason Shivers has been promoted to the post.&n...
Feb 08, 2019
Bitter Alberta cold throws a wrench in World Cup biathlon in Canmore
CANMORE, Alta. - Frigid Alberta temperatures forced the reshuffling and shortening of races at a biathlon World Cup in Canmore, Alta. Thursday's men's and women's race distances have been tr...
Feb 08, 2019
Hamilton Ticats sign all-star defensive back Brooks to contract extension
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed American defensive back Cariel Brooks to a two-year contract extension Wednesday. Brooks, 27, was scheduled to become a free agent next week. The five-fo...
Feb 08, 2019
Depression clouded judgment of man accused of killing ailing wife: psychiatrist
MONTREAL - A man on trial for second-degree murder was suffering from depression that affected his ability to make decisions on the day he smothered his ailing wife with a pillow, a&nbs...
Feb 08, 2019