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Toronto Raptors waive centre Alex Len after just seven appearances
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors waived seldom-used centre Alex Len on Tuesday.The Raptors signed the seven-foot, 250-pound Len on Nov. 25, but he appeared in just seven games for Toronto, averaging ...
Jan 19, 2021
Province records 1,957 more vaccinations, 309 new COVID-19 cases
Yesterday, the province administered 1,957 COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the total amount administered to 24,575.In the northern zones, there were 36 doses administered in the North Central, 132 in the ...
Jan 19, 2021

First ever online 50/50 launched to support TeleMiracle 45
The Kinsmen Foundation has announced the first ever online 50/50 to raise money for the upcoming TeleMiracle 45.According to a media release, the public will be able to support the cause and possibly ...
Jan 19, 2021

US soldier arrested in plot to blow up NYC 9-11 Memorial
NEW YORK - A U.S. Army soldier was arrested Tuesday in Georgia on terrorism charges after he spoke online about plots to blow up New York City's 9-11 Memorial and other landmarks and attack U.S. soldi...
Jan 19, 2021

Subway can press $210-million defamation suit against CBC for show on chicken content
TORONTO - A defamation lawsuit by the world's largest fast-food operator against Canada's public broadcaster over a report on the chain's chicken sandwiches can proceed, Ontario's top court has ruled....
Jan 19, 2021

US virus death toll tops 400,000 in Trump's final hours
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a s...
Jan 19, 2021

'Shameful': US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus "total...
Jan 19, 2021

Men of the North celebrating first anniversary
It's been 12 months since Men of the North founder Christopher Merasty set out to launch a support group for those in the tri-communities."The work we have done and completed is very incredible," he s...
Jan 19, 2021

Coal policy decisions belong with politicians, not courts, Alberta lawyer argues
CALGARY - An Alberta government lawyer says decisions about environmental policy should be made by elected officials, not the courts. Melissa Burkett is speaking at a court hearing that is to decide w...
Jan 19, 2021

Woman investigated for theft of Pelosi computer due in court
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Federal authorities arrested a woman whose former romantic partner says she took a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this mo...
Jan 19, 2021