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Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard's sex assault trial postponed again due to COVID-19
TORONTO - Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, has once again seen his sexual assault trial postponed as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Hoggard was initially set to s...
Jan 04, 2022

Biden urges concern, not alarm as omicron surges
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm Tuesday as the U.S. set new records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggled to ease concerns about testing ...
Jan 04, 2022

Zelinka, Pendrel bring wealth of experience as top athletes to coaching careers
Jessica Zelinka was among the finest female athletes on the planet in the heptathlon, an event that requires excellence across seven different running, jumping and throwing disciplines. Yet, when the ...
Jan 04, 2022

Matthews returns negative COVID-19 test, not ruled out for meeting with Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews returned a negative result for COVID-19 on a PCR test one day after a rapid test came back positive. Head coach Sheldon Keefe says the team is awaiting furth...
Jan 04, 2022

National Police Federation to host public consultations on future of RCMP in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - In the coming weeks, Albertans will be able to share their thoughts and ask questions about the future of the RCMP in the province.There have been talks over the last year of implemen...
Jan 04, 2022

Both sides claim victory after U.S. complaint about Canada's dairy quota practices
WASHINGTON - Arbitrators have issued their final report into U.S. complaints about how Canada is interpreting North American trade rules around dairy imports - and both countries are claiming victory....
Jan 04, 2022

Antisemitism envoy, Irwin Cotler, says Quebec's secularism law is discriminatory
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy on combating antisemitism says Quebec's law banning teachers and some other public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work is "discriminatory" and authori...
Jan 04, 2022

Italian star Lorenzo Insigne appears headed to Toronto FC this summer on bumper deal
TORONTO - It appears Toronto FC has succeeded in landing Italian star Lorenzo Insigne. Reports out of Italy suggest an agreement has been struck between the MLS club and the Napoli forward, with sport...
Jan 04, 2022

Calls grow for inmate releases as COVID-19 cases climb in Canada's jails and prisons
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Calls are growing for governments to release inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons as outbreaks of COVID-19 driven by the Omicron variant spread through the country's corr...
Jan 04, 2022

Watanabe, Mykhailiuk unavailable against Spurs after entering NBA's health protocol
TORONTO - The Raptors have announced that Yuta Watanabe and Svi Mykhailiuk have entered the NBA's health and safety protocols and will not be available for Toronto's game Tuesday night against visitin...
Jan 04, 2022