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Fierce fight brewing as unhappy jail guards in Ontario seek to form new union
TORONTO - Disaffected Ontario correctional officers are pushing for their own union in an increasingly bitter battle to win the hearts and cards of thousands of front-line jail workers. Backed by a we...
Oct 30, 2020
Potential COVID-19 exposure at businesses in North Battleford, Rosthern and other Sask. communities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of potential exposure to COVID-19 at the following businesses where a person or persons attended while likely infectious:EstevanOctober 25Co-o...
Oct 30, 2020
Actress Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam
BOSTON - Authorities say "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scanda...
Oct 30, 2020
Fresh off suspension, Hinch takes over as Tigers manager
DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers hired AJ Hinch to be their new manager Friday, giving him a chance to return to a major league dugout after he was fired by Houston in the wake of the Astros' sign-stealin...
Oct 30, 2020
Ontario cabinet minister outlines initiatives to help sport, tourism industries
TORONTO - Ontario's minister of heritage and sport says redeveloping Ontario Place and supporting bids for major sporting events are among the province's plans to boost the economy when COVID-19 restr...
Oct 30, 2020
Davies, DeRo join Beckham, Giovinco and others as finalists for MLS' '25 Greatest'
Canadians Alphonso Davies, Dwayne De Rosario, Will Johnson and Pat Onstad are among the 134 finalists for Major League Soccer's "The 25 Greatest." They are up against the likes of David Beckham, Lando...
Oct 30, 2020
Canada Artistic Swimming plans to 'rip off the band-aid" to create better environment
Canada Artistic Swimming says it plans to "rip off the band-aid" in a widespread effort to build a better culture and safer space for its athletes.The national sport organization released results of a...
Oct 30, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Manitoba reports record COVID-19 spike, shuts some businesses
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is ordering many businesses in the Winnipeg region to close after a record increase in COVID-19 cases. The province is reporting 480 new COVID-19 cases - more than d...
Oct 30, 2020
Canadian Rangers deployed to Neskantaga First Nation during water crisis, Miller says
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Canadian Rangers should be on the ground in Neskantaga First Nation today. The remote community in northern Ontario has mostly been evacuated aft...
Oct 30, 2020
‘A death a day, basically:’ Saskatchewan’s overdose deaths hit nearly 300 for 2020
Saskatchewan's death-by-overdose count is reaching totals that have never been seen before in our province."We're having a death a day, basically," Jason Mercredi, executive director of Prairie Harm R...
Oct 30, 2020