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Quebec government reveals nearly 50 educational institutions struck by COVID-19
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has unveiled a list of nearly 50 educational institutions that have had at least one COVID-19 case in the past week. The schools listed include preschool, element...
Sep 04, 2020
No 7th trial for Mississippi man freed from prison in 2019
JACKSON, Miss. - A Mississippi man freed last year after 22 years in prison will not be tried a seventh time in a quadruple murder case, a judge ruled Friday after prosecutors told him they no longer ...
Sep 04, 2020
Kelly's lawyers want to question gang member in cell attack
CHICAGO - Attorneys for R. Kelly want to question a convicted member of the Latin Kings gang who says he beat up the jailed R&B singer in a Chicago cell. Kelly's lawyers filed a motion Friday in f...
Sep 04, 2020
12 year-old among "Miracle Children" for JPCH Radiothon
A local 12 year-old and his family are among a select few helping the Jim Pattison Children's hospital Foundation in its biggest fundraiser of the year.The 2nd Annual JPCH Radiothon will take place No...
Sep 04, 2020
Victoria mural sponsor says anti-police acronym inappropriate, but fuels debate
VICTORIA - The group that sponsored a mural that has been called disrespectful by Victoria's police chief says an anti-police acronym that is part of the work is offensive. The Afr...
Sep 04, 2020
Ottawa Aces make Aces sign French front-rower Clement Boyer their 14th signing
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces have added French front-rower Clement Boyer to their inaugural 2021 roster. The 26-year-old has spent the bulk of his career with Toulouse Olympique, making more than 110 appe...
Sep 04, 2020
Nurse: After "heavy times," the Raptors' win over Boston was pure basketball joy
Kyle Lowry had to sit down on the court for a few seconds to take it all in. He grinned and giggled like a kid. OG Anunoby had just hit the second biggest buzzer-beater in Toronto Raptors history with...
Sep 04, 2020
Voluntary in-school testing beginning Sept. 16; 4 new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced on Friday that three schools across the province will have in-school testing on a voluntary basis, starting on the week of Sept. 14. Carlton Comprehen...
Sep 04, 2020
RCMP secrets case likely to be tangled up in court for some time
OTTAWA - Cameron Jay Ortis, a senior RCMP employee accused of divulging secret information, made his latest brief appearance in an Ontario court Friday. All signs suggest his complex case will gr...
Sep 04, 2020
Nova Scotia woman fails to win stay as husband seeks medically assisted death
HALIFAX - An appeal court judge in Nova Scotia has rejected a woman's bid to stop her husband from receiving a medically assisted death, pending an appeal. The woman was seeking a stay ...
Sep 04, 2020