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Toronto Arrows add Argentine fly half/fullback and re-sign four more players
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed Argentine fly half/fullback Juan Cruz Gonzalez and brought four members of the 2020 squad back into the fold. The returnees are prop Richie Asiata, centre Spen...
Jun 23, 2020
Feds prepared to push back against any new U.S. tariffs on aluminum, Duclos says
OTTAWA - The federal government will make the case to the Trump administration that Canadian aluminum is no threat to the American market, as the mercurial president reportedly prepares to slap on tar...
Jun 23, 2020
Long-time SD91 school trustee passes away
VANDERHOOF - Sad news out of Vanderhoof.School District 91 has confirmed that long-time school trustee Rosalie Nichiporuk has passed away.Nichiporuk had been a trustee in the district for 34 years.Acc...
Jun 23, 2020
Fauci says 'it will be when not if' for a COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON - The government's top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he believes "it will be when and not if" there will be a COVID-19 vaccine and that he remains "cautiously ...
Jun 23, 2020
37 grain cars derail near Sinclair Mills
SINCLAIR MILLS - CN has confirmed there was a train derailment near Sinclair Mills on Friday (June 19).In a written statement, CN spokesperson Jonathan Abecassis says "37 grain cars derailed in variou...
Jun 23, 2020
Powerful earthquake shake southern, central Mexico
MEXICO CITY - A powerful earthquake centred near the resort of Huatulco in southern Mexico swayed buildings Tuesday in Mexico City and sent thousands into the streets. Seismic alarms sounded midmornin...
Jun 23, 2020
Feds plan to run open competitions for some COVID-19 medical supplies: Anand
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say the government will go back to using competitive bid processes to get protective equipment needed across the country due to COVID-19. Procurement Minister Anita ...
Jun 23, 2020
Bill Cosby granted appeal in Pennsylvania sex assault case
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The 82-year-old Cosby has been imprisoned in suburban Philade...
Jun 23, 2020
B.C. politicians return to legislature, say new COVID-19 rules an adjustment
VICTORIA - Politicians described their return to the British Columbia legislature Monday during the COVID-19 pandemic like being back at school without most of their classmates or playing sports in an...
Jun 23, 2020
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu pulls out of Charleston tournament
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from the Credit One Bank Invitational tennis tournament. The tournament posted an update on its website shortly before the tournament was se...
Jun 23, 2020