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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
Living Sky seeing several board member retirements; elections planned
Living Sky School Division will see five of its current board members retiring from their roles this year, leading up to its board of education elections.Among the current board members retiring is Ro...
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
Potential COVID-19 exposure at businesses in North Battleford, Rosthern and other Sask. communities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of potential exposure to COVID-19 at the following businesses where a person or persons attended while likely infectious:EstevanOctober 25Co-o...
Oct 30, 2020
Pumpkin Patrol back in the Battlefords Saturday
A tradition held for the past 24 years in Saskatchewan returns this Halloween.Pumpkin Patrol, a safety awareness program where Access Communications staff and volunteers go out on patrol, will take pl...
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