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Raptors support NBA investigation into assault charges against guard Davis
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors say they will fully support the NBA's investigation into the arrest of guard Terence Davis on assault charges. The team commented publicly on the issue for the first time...
Oct 30, 2020
World champion backstroker Kylie Masse racing again after pandemic layoff
World champion backstroker Kylie Masse dubbed her first races in over seventh months "interesting." The 24-year-old from LaSalle, Ont., is competing for the Toronto Titans in Budapest, Hungary, in Int...
Oct 30, 2020
Premiers call on PM to schedule meeting on health funding without delay
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are growing impatient with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failure to schedule a meeting to discuss their demand for at least $28 billion more each year for health care. Tru...
Oct 30, 2020
No bodychecking allowed in upcoming Ontario Hockey League season
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League will not have bodychecking this coming season.Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's minister of sport, confirmed the decision on Friday afternoon.She said that removing purposefu...
Oct 30, 2020
Canadian Patrice Rene appears set to return to North Carolina's lineup after injury
Canadian Patrice Rene appears set to return to North Carolina's lineup in time for the No. 15 Tarheels' rivalry game against Virginia and a potential all-Canadian showdown. The redshirt senior defensi...
Oct 30, 2020
3 charged in Wednesday collision involving ambulance
PRINCE GEORGE - Charges have been laid against three from outside of Prince George who collided with an ambulance on Wednesday.34-year-old Jocelyn Rae Wood of Chetwynd, BC has been charged with danger...
Oct 30, 2020
Fierce fight brewing as unhappy jail guards in Ontario seek to form new union
TORONTO - Disaffected Ontario correctional officers are pushing for their own union in an increasingly bitter battle to win the hearts and cards of thousands of front-line jail workers. Backed by a we...
Oct 30, 2020
Federal government tells Teck to improve water quality from two B.C. coal operations
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it has been ordered by Environment and Climate Change Canada to improve the quality of water affected by two of its coal mining operations in B.C.'s Elk Valley.&nb...
Oct 30, 2020
COVID Case confirmed at Northwood Pulp Mill
PRINCE GEORGE-An employee of a contractor working on a site at Northwood Pulp Mill has tested positive for COVID-19.Canfor has confirmed the cases saying in a statement, "an employee of a contractor w...
Oct 30, 2020
Actress Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam
BOSTON - Authorities say "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scanda...
Oct 30, 2020