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New presumptive case of novel coronavirus in Toronto, health officials say
TORONTO - A woman who arrived in Toronto from China last week has a presumptive case of the novel coronavirus, health officials said Sunday, days after announcing the last of three people previously d...
Feb 25, 2020

Kyle Okposo scores 2 in Sabres' 2-1 win over Winnipeg Jets
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Kyle Okposo hopes he and the Buffalo Sabres provided general manager Jason Botterill a reason to rethink his approach a day before the NHL's trade deadline. For a team that looked like...
Feb 25, 2020

Avenatti lawyer to put Stormy Daniels' credibility on trial
NEW YORK - The credibility of porn star Stormy Daniels will be the central issue when Michael Avenatti goes on trial in April on charges that he cheated her of $300,000 from a book deal, his attorney ...
Feb 25, 2020

Massive renovation to Centre Block needs to find space for dozens more MPs
OTTAWA - The experts overseeing the massive restoration of Canada's largest Parliament building have to find out a way to cram more than 100 additional MPs into the House of Commons wit...
Feb 25, 2020

Gnabry, Lewandowski combine in Bayern's 3-0 win at Chelsea
LONDON - Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski combined to lead a devastating second-half attacking display by Bayern Munich at Chelsea on Tuesday and secure a 3-0 victory in their Champions League last...
Feb 25, 2020

Barcelona draws 1-1 at Napoli in Champions League 1st leg
NAPLES, Italy - On a night when Lionel Messi was expected to put on a show in the stadium that was once Diego Maradona's, the Barcelona forward did relatively little in a 1-1 draw at Napoli in the fir...
Feb 25, 2020

Whitecaps sign Canadian forward Tosaint Ricketts to extension through 2021
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Canadian forward Tosaint Ricketts to a contract extension through 2021. The 32-year-old is entering his 12th professional season. His career includ...
Feb 25, 2020

Woodbine jockey Kazushi Kimura has high expectations for himself in 2020
TORONTO - It's been a meteoric rise for jockey Kazushi Kimura. The laurels have been steady for the 20-year-old since 2018 when he left his native Japan to ride at Toronto's Woodbine Racetrack. H...
Feb 25, 2020

Feds seek 21 months for Hot Pockets heiress in college scam
BOSTON - Prosecutors are seeking nearly two years in prison for an heiress to the Hot Pockets microwavable snack fortune who agreed to pay $300,000 to cheat the college admissions process for her daug...
Feb 25, 2020

Mississippi man convicted in shooting deaths of 8 people
MAGNOLIA, Miss. - A Mississippi jury on Tuesday convicted a man in the 2017 shooting deaths of eight people, including some of his own relatives and a deputy sheriff who responded to a domestic distur...
Feb 25, 2020