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'I felt safe,' but others might not, NDP leader says of incident near Parliament
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada needs to ensure elected officials don't feel bullied or intimidated for doing their work. Singh commented Monday after he was followed and verbally accost...
Sep 28, 2020
Blue Jays to start Shoemaker in Game 1 against Rays, Ryu on tap in Game 2
The Toronto Blue Jays will send Matt Shoemaker to the mound for Game 1 of their wild-card series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Blake Snell will start for Tampa Bay in the opener of the best-of...
Sep 28, 2020
Toronto FC's Laryea named MLS player of the week after three-point performance
TORONTO - Canadian fullback Richie Laryea has been named MLS player of the week after scoring one goal and helping set up two more in Toronto FC's 3-1 win over Columbus Crew SC in East Hartford, Conn....
Sep 28, 2020
Province records 14 new cases of COVID-19, nine more recoveries
The province has recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19.The new cases are located in the Far North West (one), Saskatoon (three), Central East (seven), and Regina (three) zones.The total amount of reported...
Sep 28, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic highlights need to document decisions: Information commissioner
OTTAWA - The federal information czar says the shift to doing government work at home is underscoring a need to ensure decisions are properly documented. Information commissioner Caroline Maynard is c...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. judge orders Canadian woman accused of threatening Trump to remain in custody
A Quebec woman accused of sending a ricin-laced threat to President Donald Trump was equipped to cause bodily harm when she was arrested, a U.S. judge said Monday as he ordered Pascale Ferrier to rema...
Sep 28, 2020
U.S. misrepresented allegations against Meng Wanzhou to Canada: lawyer
VANCOUVER, Wash. - Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is back in a Vancouver court today, where her lawyers are arguing the United States omitted or misstated facts to Canadian officials ahead of her arres...
Sep 28, 2020
Queen's Plate winner Mighty Heart tops field for $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes
He captured the Queen's Plate as a 13/1 longshot, but Mighty Heart won't have the element of surprise in the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes. The one-eyed colt is the 7/5 earl...
Sep 28, 2020
EU-UK spat over Brexit deal clouds key trade talks this week
BRUSSELS - Britain entered a crucial week of post-Brexit talks with the European Union on Monday by rejecting the EU's demand that it drop plans to breach the legally binding agreement it signed on it...
Sep 28, 2020
Calgary hospital restricts visitors, postpones surgeries as COVID-19 infections grow
CALGARY - A Calgary hospital is postponing surgeries and restricting visitors as a COVID-19 outbreak grows. Alberta Health Services says 26 patients and 27 workers at the Foothills Medical Centr...
Sep 28, 2020