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Ex-Hasidic woman tells trial she was exempted from secular studies at age 13
MONTREAL - An ex-Hasidic woman has told a trial in Quebec Superior Court that she was exempted from language and math classes beginning at age 13 because it was ...
Feb 12, 2020

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire arrested in Florida on exposure charge
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire is facing a misdemeanour exposure charge after an incident last week in Dunedin, Fla., and a court date has been scheduled for ne...
Feb 12, 2020

Giants add veteran pitcher Cahill on minor league deal
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The San Francisco Giants signed veteran right-hander Trevor Cahill to a minor league contract Wednesday, and Cahill took part in the day's first spring training workout for pitcher...
Feb 12, 2020

Prabal Gurung celebrates the churning creative energy of NYC
NEW YORK - In celebration of the grit and eclectic glamour of his adopted New York City, Prabal Gurung staged his New York Fashion Week show Tuesday night at the famed Rainbow Room high above Midtown ...
Feb 12, 2020

‘I’m coming in as the backup’: Franklin joins Roughriders
James Franklin is ready to be the backup quarterback in Saskatchewan.The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced they signed the 28-year-old pivot to a one-year contract on Tuesday - the first day of CFL f...
Feb 12, 2020 James Franklin. (File photo by Johany Jutras/CFL.ca)

Forward Pierre Engvall inks two-year extension with Toronto Maple Leafs
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Pierre Engvall to a two-year, US$2.5-million extension. The 23-year-old native of Sweden has seven goals and seven assists in 35 games with the Le...
Feb 12, 2020

Dorintosh boil-water advisory could be lifted as early as Thursday
Town officials with the Village of Dorintosh say the boil-water advisory issued for parts of town could be lifted as early as Thursday. Deputy Mayor Brad Osborne told meadowlakeNOW, part of the villag...
Feb 12, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY - The federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline and...
Feb 12, 2020

'A lost soul': How Leafs goalie Jack Campbell rediscovered his love for hockey
TORONTO - Jack Campbell wasn't in a good place. Billed as the next Jonathan Quick or Ryan Miller - the next great American goalie - the former first-round pick had made just one NHL appearan...
Feb 12, 2020

Bar owner, manager given 9 years for gang sexual assault in Toronto bar
TORONTO - A former bar owner and his manager were sentenced on Wednesday to a total of nine years each for the hours-long drugging and sexual assault of a barely conscious woman in 2016. In passi...
Feb 12, 2020