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Toronto Wolfpack want to become the Green Bay Packers of rugby. Help is needed
TORONTO - David Argyle has a dream. And he's looking for help to make it happen. The majority owner of the Toronto Wolfpack reluctantly put his transatlantic rugby league team on the shelf Monday, at ...
Jul 23, 2020
Vancouver votes to halt police street checks, but police board has final say
VANCOUVER - Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ban officers from conducting street checks - the process of arbitrarily demanding and recording identification, outsi...
Jul 23, 2020
Olympic rowing champ McBean reminds athletes that they're writing their story
TORONTO - Marnie McBean has a message for Canada's Olympic athletes: however they navigate these turbulent times will be part of a story they'll tell for the rest of their lives. Friday marks one year...
Jul 23, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, July 23
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on July 23, 2020:There are 112,240 confirmed cases in Canada._ Quebec: 57,938 confirmed (including 5,662 deaths, 50,373 resolve...
Jul 23, 2020
Joint independent review of mass shooting in Nova Scotia to be announced
HALIFAX - Ottawa and Nova Scotia are set to announce today a joint independent review of the mass shooting that left 22 victims dead in April. Bill Blair, the federal minister of public safety, a...
Jul 23, 2020
Taylor Swift will release surprise album 'Folklore' Friday
NEW YORK - While in isolation, Taylor Swift has created a new album and is releasing it Friday. The pop star made the surprise announcement Thursday on Instagram. "Folklore," her eighth record, comes ...
Jul 23, 2020
AP-NORC poll: 3 in 4 Americans back requiring wearing masks
LOS ANGELES - Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favour requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh alarm over ...
Jul 23, 2020
New literary prize is $50,000 honour for best New York story
NEW YORK - A new literary award with a $50,000 cash prize will honour those best at telling a New York story. The Gotham Literary Prize, announced Thursday, came out of a conversation between business...
Jul 23, 2020
Annie Ross, jazz singer turned actor, dies at 89 in New York
LOS ANGELES - Annie Ross, a popular jazz singer in the 1950s before crossing over into a successful film career, has died. She was 89. Ross' manager, Jim Coleman, told the Washington Post that the ent...
Jul 23, 2020
Clint Eastwood sues CBD sellers over use of his name, image
LOS ANGELES - Clint Eastwood sued several companies that sell CBD supplements on Wednesday, alleging that they are falsely using his name and image to push products he would never agree to endorse. Tw...
Jul 23, 2020