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Stats Canada survey suggests some Canadians worried about safety of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada survey suggests that while the vast majority of Canadians would get a COVID-19 vaccine if and when it becomes available, more than one in 10 likely would not. The surv...
Aug 25, 2020
Offensive lineman Dakoda Shepley opts out of CFL deal with Roughriders
TORONTO - Offensive lineman Dakoda Shepley opted out of his CFL contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Tuesday to pursue NFL opportunities. The six-foot-four, 310-pound native of Wind...
Aug 25, 2020
Falwell says he's resigned from Liberty University
RICHMOND, Va. - Jerry Falwell Jr. said Tuesday that he has resigned as head of evangelical Liberty University because of ongoing controversies about his wife's sexual involvement with a younger busine...
Aug 25, 2020
Lionel Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave the club
BARCELONA, Spain - Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wants to leave the club after nearly two decades with the Spanish giants. The club has confirmed that the Argentina great has sent a note expressi...
Aug 25, 2020
City school buses will be ready for students next week
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Taking the school bus to classes next week will have a far more structured than usual look to it, according to the regional director of the company that provides busing for the thre...
Aug 25, 2020
Greece: Man United defender Maguire found guilty of assault
ATHENS, Greece - Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been found guilty of assault at a trial Tuesday following his arrest after a brawl last week on the island of Mykonos, court officials in ...
Aug 25, 2020
RNC, Day 2: Melania Trump takes the stage, Pompeo joins from Jerusalem
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are the big headliners tonight on Day 2 of the Republican National Convention. The election-year gathering of the U.S. Republican Par...
Aug 25, 2020
O'Toole pledges to fight for middle class, but ready if election is triggered
OTTAWA - Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he wants to work constructively with the Liberal minority government to bring effective leadership to Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.B...
Aug 25, 2020
20 years later, ‘Bring It On’ still gets the cheers
No one expected "Bring It On" to win its opening weekend. The Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union teen cheerleading comedy was facing off against a $60 million Wesley Snipes action film. But on the week...
Aug 25, 2020
Writer Gail Sheehy, author of ‘Passages,’ dies at 83
NEW YORK - Gail Sheehy, the journalist, commentator and pop sociologist whose bestselling "Passages" helped millions navigate their lives from early adulthood to middle age and beyond, has died. She w...
Aug 25, 2020