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Granato added to Hockey Hall Of Fame selection committee, Gartner appointed as chair
TORONTO - The Hockey Hall of Fame has added former United States women's captain Cammi Granato to its selection committee and promoted former NHL star Mike Gartner to chair. Granato captained the Amer...
Nov 23, 2021
Province to announce vaccine plan for kids aged 5 to 11 today
The province is set to announce today what the vaccine rollout plan will look like in Alberta for children aged 5 to 11.The province's chief medical officer of health tweeted late Monday afternoon tha...
Nov 23, 2021
Toronto FC parts ways with caretaker coach Javier Perez
TORONTO - Javier Perez, who took over as coach from the fired Chris Armas on July 4, will not be back with Toronto FC. Perez started the year as an assistant coach but was put in charge of the team af...
Nov 23, 2021
Ebony staffs, tricorn hats: throne speech traces tradition back centuries
OTTAWA - When Mary Simon, the first Indigenous governor general, delivers her first throne speech Tuesday, she will be stamping her mark on a centuries-old tradition, which traces its origins to an al...
Nov 23, 2021
'Mama, are you OK?' In Waukesha, minutes of terror recounted
Hours before it started, they were already there - people sitting on lawn chairs or wrapped in blankets, awaiting an event the city's mayor described as straight out of Norman Rockwell. The Waukesha C...
Nov 23, 2021
Longtime former Raptor Kyle Lowry still thinks of Toronto as home
Kyle Lowry still thinks of Toronto as home, and plans to retire as a Raptor. The former Raptor, a fan favourite and arguably the greatest player in franchise history, told "The Undefeated" recently he...
Nov 23, 2021
Union calls for independent review of workloads for veterans' case managers
OTTAWA - The union representing case managers at Veterans Affairs Canada is calling for an independent review following reports its members are struggling with excessive workloads, which are putting d...
Nov 23, 2021
Ahmaud Arbery case goes to jury after 13-day trial
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - A jury now has the case after a 13-day trial of three white men charged with murder and other crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. The jury got the case on Tuesday after final c...
Nov 23, 2021
Canadian quarterback Rourke named top performer for last week of CFL season
TORONTO - Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke has been named the CFL's top performer for the final week of the 2021 regular season. Rourke, from Oakville, Ont., threw for a touchdown and ran for three ...
Nov 23, 2021
Business groups, Tories ask Liberals for plan in throne speech to cool inflation
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing calls to use today's throne speech to lay out a plan to help cool inflationary pressures. Speaking ahead of this afternoon's throne speech, Conservative finan...
Nov 23, 2021