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Partial closure of Canada-U.S. border extended to Oct. 21
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the partial closure of the border with the United States is being extended another month, to Oct. 21. Crossings of the border have been largely restrict...
Sep 18, 2020
Wolfpack formalize pledge to make good on missed wages if returned to Super League
The Toronto Wolfpack continued their lobbying campaign to return to Super League with a pledge Friday to meet all outstanding payroll commitments if accepted back into England's top flight under ...
Sep 18, 2020
Singh blasts Trudeau, O'Toole for helping big business, super-rich during pandemic
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is accusing his Liberal and Conservative counterparts of doing the bidding of big business during the pandemic. Singh takes the swipe at Prime Minister Justi...
Sep 18, 2020
Case against man accused of threatening PM in Rideau Hall incident put off again
OTTAWA - A Manitoba man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an incident at Rideau Hall has had his case put off until Oct. 16. Corey Hurren is accused of ramming his truck through ...
Sep 18, 2020
Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov turns to music to express himself
Struggling to express what it's like to be a professional tennis player, Canada's Denis Shapovalov has found his voice in music. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., had his second rap single come out ...
Sep 18, 2020
Kentucky coach John Calipari believes Canada shaped Nuggets star Jamal Murray
John Calipari believes Jamal Murray's humble upbringing in Canada continues to play dividends for the Denver Nuggets star. The Basketball Hall of Fame coach at the University of Kentucky had Murray on...
Sep 18, 2020
Man to be sentenced in gas-and-dash death of Alberta gas station owner
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after an Alberta gas station owner was killed in a gas-and-dash is to be sentenced today in the Court of Queen's Bench. Mitchell Robert Syd...
Sep 18, 2020
End of the runway? Fashion world mulls post-COVID future
LONDON - It's the September fashion week season, and in any other year London would be abuzz with fashionistas zipping across town in Mercedes Benzes, hobnobbing with celebrities at glittering catwalk...
Sep 18, 2020
Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances to quarterfinals at Italian Open
ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open. The No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., rallied to beat world No. 47 Ugo Humbert of France 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 in ...
Sep 18, 2020
Firefighter dies battling wildfire sparked by gender reveal
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A firefighter died battling a wildfire in California that officials said was sparked by a device used to reveal a baby's gender. The death occurred Thursday in the San Bernard...
Sep 18, 2020