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Stakes high for second debate of Conservative party leadership race
TORONTO - The stakes are high tonight for the four contenders for leadership of the Conservative party as they face off in what's likely the final debate of the race. All four will be fresh off last n...
Jun 18, 2020
China passes draft of controversial Hong Kong security law
HONG KONG - China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday passed a draft of a national security bill for Hong Kong that has been strongly criticized as undermining faith in the semi-autonomous Chinese re...
Jun 18, 2020
Forever in blue jeans? Cotton fibres, microplastics pervade Eastern Arctic
Chelsea Rochman wasn't surprised when her research cruise through Canada's Eastern Arctic showed tiny plastic shards and other human debris in nearly every bucket she hauled aboard. What puzzled ...
Jun 17, 2020
Raptors Uprising rolls over Blazers, Lakers in NBA 2K League Tipoff Tournament
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC, unbeaten in regular-season play, kept rolling Wednesday by thumping Blazer5 Gaming and Lakers Gaming in the NBA 2K League's Tipoff esports tournament. Toronto joins seve...
Jun 17, 2020
Canada's Taylor Pendrith feels safe with Korn Ferry Tour protocols
Taylor Pendrith isn't used to his weekly nasal swabbing just yet, but he's getting there. Pendrith and his peers on the Korn Ferry Tour get tested for COVID-19 at the start of every week as part of th...
Jun 17, 2020
Canadian star Andreescu tweets in support of summer U.S Open despite pandemic
TORONTO - Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she supports the United States Tennis Association's decision to hold this year's U.S. Open this summer despite concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic....
Jun 17, 2020
'It has become a reality': Wellness, treatment and recovery centre construction begins
It was a momentous day for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, and the region, as a groundbreaking ceremony marked construction of a long sought-after treatment facility. Flanked by special invited guests s...
Jun 17, 2020
Kentucky governor seeks to revive health insurance exchange
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Reversing his Republican predecessor, Kentucky's Democratic governor announced plans to bring back a health insurance program his father started that was credited with signing up hund...
Jun 17, 2020
After 100-day wait, English soccer returns and takes a knee
MANCHESTER, England - Players kneeled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of the coronavirus were remembered as the Premier League made a sombre return on Wednesday from a 100-da...
Jun 17, 2020
`That 70s Show' actor Danny Masterson charged in 3 rapes
LOS ANGELES - "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson was charged with the rapes of three women in the early 2000s, Los Angeles prosecutors said Wednesday. The three counts of rape by force or fear com...
Jun 17, 2020