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Hate crimes jumped 51 per cent in part spurred by pandemic, Toronto police report
TORONTO - Hate crime complaints and arrests in the country's largest city jumped sharply last year, with Jewish and Black people the most common targets, according to an annual police report released ...
Apr 22, 2021

Province says phase one of vaccine plan complete as of today
The Saskatchewan government has announced the completion of phase one of the provincial vaccine delivery plan as of April 22.Phase one priority vaccinations, according to the Saskatchewan government, ...
Apr 22, 2021

Better news for Toronto FC on injury front ahead of weekend game with Whitecaps
The injury news is getting better for Toronto FC ahead of Saturday's 'home opener' at Orlando's Exploria Stadium against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Coach Chris Armas says midfielder Jonathan Osorio (thi...
Apr 22, 2021

PGA Tour Canada splits into Canadian, American circuits for 20201
TORONTO - The PGA Tour Canada is being split into two circuits for the 2021 season due to COVID-19-related restrictions at the United States-Canada border. The PGA Tour said Thursday in a release that...
Apr 22, 2021

Minister Jeremy Harrison expresses mixed emotions on federal budget
With the first federal budget since 2019 finally being released, Meadow Lake MP Jeremy Harrison expressed mixed emotions regarding the Canadian government's financial blueprint. "I would say there are...
Apr 22, 2021

Les McKeown, who fronted the Bay City Rollers, dies at 65
LONDON - Les McKeown, the former lead singer of the 1970s Scottish pop sensation Bay City Rollers, has died suddenly at the age of 65, his family said Thursday. A statement from his family posted on s...
Apr 22, 2021

MPs adopt motion calling for flights from COVID-19 hot spots to stop
OTTAWA - MPs unanimously agreed Canada should suspend international flights from countries where COIVD-19 outbreaks are raging just a few hours before the federal government is expected to announce ne...
Apr 22, 2021

Health Canada proposes new restrictions on talc in some personal care products
OTTAWA - Health Canada is proposing expanded restrictions on the use of talc in some cosmetic and personal cleansing products due to the possibility of lung damage and cancer risk. The new restriction...
Apr 22, 2021

Is this an 'Asterisk Oscars' or a sign of things to come?
In 93 years of existence, the Oscars have been postponed by shootings - the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the attempted killing of Ronald Reagan - and by a flood, when 1938 rainstorms ov...
Apr 22, 2021

Consumer Reports tricks Tesla to drive with no one at wheel
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Consumer Reports said Thursday it was able to easily trick a Tesla into driving in the car's Autopilot mode with no one at the wheel. Its test came just days after a Tesla crashed...
Apr 22, 2021