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Quebec parents lose first round in legal fight for online classes amid pandemic
MONTREAL - A group of Quebec parents has lost the first round of a legal fight to force the province's Education Department to provide an online learning option for all families who want it. Quebec Su...
Sep 08, 2020

WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19.
Sep 08, 2020

Memorial on Wednesday for Rev. Jim Hillson of Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church will celebrate the life of its Minister Emeritus the Reverend Jim Hillson on Wednesday. Hillson died on Aug. 29 following a car accident in Saska...
Sep 08, 2020

Raptors will be the "away" team in Game 6, but home court means little in bubble
In any other season, the Toronto Raptors would be in Boston preparing to play for their playoff lives in front of a rowdy Celtics crowd at TD Garden. But this isn't any other season. While the NB...
Sep 08, 2020

Consumer borrowing advances solid 3.6% in July, second gain
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July, the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent borrowing down sharply in the previous three months. The Federal Rese...
Sep 08, 2020

'We want him back': Canucks trying to re-sign goalie Jacob Markstrom
VANCOUVER - Canucks general manager Jim Benning says he wants to keep goalie Jacob Markstrom in Vancouver. Benning told reporters Tuesday that he spoke with the Swedish netminder's agent on Monday and...
Sep 08, 2020

Rochester police leaders retire in wake of calls for change
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city's handling of the the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, Mayor Lovely Warren said Tuesday. La'Ron Sin...
Sep 08, 2020

After two-game slide, Toronto FC faces must-win game against Impact in Montreal
While its schedule after this week is unclear, Toronto FC knows what it needs to do Wednesday in Montreal. Win. Toronto looks to bounce back from consecutive losses when it plays the last match o...
Sep 08, 2020

Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott says team still has much to offer
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack made mistakes on and off the field, were underprepared for promotion to the top-tier Super League and have "damaged bridges within the game," according to coac...
Sep 08, 2020

Belarus musician emerges as a key opposition activist
KYIV, Ukraine - A professional flute player with no political experience might seem to be an unlikely figure to take on the feared KGB state security agency in Belarus. But Maria Kolesnikova did just ...
Sep 08, 2020