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Ontario Hockey League hopes to kick off season in February, following QMJHL, WHL
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League hopes to start its next season in February. The OHL announced Thursday it plans to start the season on Feb. 4. The season is slated to be 40 games, down from the us...
Oct 29, 2020
Reigning Brier champions Team Brad Gushue making season debut this week in Halifax
Brad Gushue experienced mixed emotions as he prepared to throw practice stones for the first time this season.He opened his curling bag and found the gold medal, crest and Newfoundland and Labrador ja...
Oct 29, 2020
Ehren Cory appointed as new Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO
The Canada Infrastructure Bank has appointed Ehren Cory as its new chief executive officer. Cory previously served as Infrastructure Ontario's president and chief executive and prior to that, was a pa...
Oct 29, 2020
Truck driver responsible for Humboldt Broncos crash seeks to stay in Canada
REGINA - A lawyer representing the truck driver responsible for the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client wants to stay in Canada once released from prison. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was ...
Oct 29, 2020
Province records 82 new cases of COVID-19 — highest single day total
Today, the province is reporting 82 new cases of COVID-19, and 41 recoveries. The new daily total is the highest single day number of cases the province has seen so far, with active cases (707) tripli...
Oct 29, 2020
JetBlue is the latest airline to retreat from blocking seats
The days of airlines blocking seats to make passengers feel safer about flying during the pandemic are coming closer to an end. JetBlue is the latest to indicate it is rethinking the issue. A spokesma...
Oct 29, 2020
US to use Iranian fuel sale proceeds to aid terror victims
The Trump administration plans to use proceeds from the sale of fuel confiscated from Iranian tankers to benefit victims of terrorism, officials announced Thursday. The U.S. military in August seized ...
Oct 29, 2020
Paris Jackson excited and nervous on eve of debut solo album
NEW YORK - It started in her bedroom with just a guitar, but Paris Jackson has turned coping with the heartache after a recent break up into her debut solo album. Jackson, 22, has been a devoted music...
Oct 29, 2020
Minister says scheduling snafus stalling Desmond inquiry, but lawyer isn't so sure
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister says scheduling snafus are getting in the way of restarting the high-profile inquiry investigating why former soldier Lionel Desmond killed his family and hims...
Oct 29, 2020
Charlie Hebdo: Proud to provoke Islamists, despite violence
PARIS - It's been targeted again and again, threatened and firebombed and struck in an attack that killed a dozen staff members, but satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo won't stop poking fun at I...
Oct 29, 2020