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Pandemic drives down rent, boosts incentives in Toronto and Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Rental prices have dipped and landlords are facing stiffer competition for tenants in Canada's two hottest housing markets in the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. It seems lik...
Aug 29, 2020
UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The ruler of the United Arab Emirates has issued a decree formally ending the country's boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the two...
Aug 29, 2020
Three of the party leaders campaign in northeast New Brunswick today
FREDERICTON - Three of New Brunswick's party leaders will be campaigning in the northeast of the province today as the second week of the election campaign wraps up. Progressive Conservative Leader Bl...
Aug 29, 2020
'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
LOS ANGELES - Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his...
Aug 28, 2020
Grichuk homers in 10th as Blue Jays beat Orioles 5-4
Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night. With Reese McGuire standing on second ba...
Aug 28, 2020
Cameron Judge joins list of Riders who have opted out of CFL deals
Cameron Judge is going to try his luck down south.The Canadian linebacker has opted out of his CFL deal with the Saskatchewan Roughriders to pursue NFL opportunities.Judge enjoyed a breakout campaign ...
Aug 28, 2020
What’s it like being a contact tracer?
It's a good thing Nancy Kot likes to talk on the phone.The public health nurse says she now makes somewhere between five and 20 calls a day working as a viral investigator."We are trying to search and...
Aug 28, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC star Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey named NBA 2K League MVP
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey, whose perfect season was derailed in the playoff semifinals last week, has been named NBA 2K League MVP. The 30-year-old from...
Aug 28, 2020
AP source: Big Ten working on multiple options for football
Big Ten coaches, athletic directors and medical personnel are working on multiple plans for staging a football season - including one that would have the league kicking off as soon as Thanksgiving wee...
Aug 28, 2020
Toronto Raptors-Boston Celtics series to start Sunday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors will start their best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference semifinal against the Boston Celtics on Sunday after Game 1 was postponed Thursday in the aftermath o...
Aug 28, 2020