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46 cases of COVID-19 linked to wedding events in Vaughan, Ont., health officials say
Charges are possible after more than 100 people attended a wedding north of Toronto that's linked to COVID-19 infections across much of southern Ontario, health officials said Thursday as they added t...
Oct 29, 2020
'They came with dogs:' Genomes show canines, humans share long history
EDMONTON - Somewhere near Lake Baikal on the Siberian steppes, archeologists were opening 7,000-year-old graves. The bodies had been carefully interred. One was buried with a long, carved spoon....
Oct 29, 2020
CFL unveils Grey Cup Unite, a virtual program to celebrate traditional Grey Cup week
TORONTO - There will be no Grey Cup game in November, but that's not stopping the CFL from celebrating its annual championship week. The league announced Thursday it will be staging Grey Cup Unite fro...
Oct 29, 2020
Alarm bells ring over COVID-19 and long-term care; Ontario to release new projections
Politicians, advocates and public health officials were ringing the alarm Thursday over COVID-19's impact on long-term care homes, as Ontarians awaited fresh projections of how the virus is expected t...
Oct 29, 2020
Man who opened fire at Toronto block party granted six more months of day parole
TORONTO - A man convicted of manslaughter in a deadly public shootout at an east Toronto block party is adjusting well to life in the community, officials say in granting him six more months of day pa...
Oct 29, 2020
U.S. OKs extradition of 2 nabbed in ex-Nissan boss' escape
BOSTON - The U.S. State Department has agreed to turn over to Japan two American men accused of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial, ...
Oct 29, 2020
Wall Street steadies itself following encouraging reports
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are pushing upward Thursday after better-than-expected reports on the economy helped stabilize Wall Street following its worst drop in more than four months. The S&P 500 was...
Oct 29, 2020
Judge grants 9-month delay to Meghan's lawsuit against paper
LONDON - A British judge on Thursday granted a request by the Duchess of Sussex to postpone the trial of her invasion of privacy lawsuit against the publisher of a British newspaper that published por...
Oct 29, 2020
Suncor says end of Alberta oil quotas a ‘positive signal’ as it reports $302M loss
CALGARY - The CEO of Suncor Energy Inc. says the Alberta government's decision to end its oil production curtailment program in December after almost two years is "a very positive signal" for the oils...
Oct 29, 2020
Kaiden Guhle invited to National Junior Team Selection Camp
Former Grande Prairie Minor Hockey player Kaiden Guhle has been named one of 46 players invited to Hockey Canada's National Junior Team Selection Camp for the 2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championshi...
Oct 29, 2020