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Leafs' Marner on matchup with Blue Jackets: 'Every game's not gonna be perfect'
TORONTO - Mitch Marner's message is simple - things might not always look pretty. Like a number of NHL players, the Maple Leafs winger has been back on the ice with a small group of teammate...
Jun 18, 2020
New Brunswick legislators defeat controversial mandatory vaccination bill
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick legislators have voted down a controversial bill that would have made vaccinations mandatory for children in the province's schools and d...
Jun 18, 2020
Denying marriage claim, justices OK James Brown's dying wish
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Godfather of Soul's dying wish to help educate needy children is a big step closer to being fulfilled, now that South Carolina's Supreme Court - weighing into a 14-year-old legal ...
Jun 18, 2020
Hollywood says Black Lives Matter, but more diversity needed
NEW YORK - As protests erupted across the country following the death of George Floyd, every major entertainment company in Hollywood issued statements of support for the black community. But as unani...
Jun 18, 2020
California orders people to wear masks in most indoor spaces
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will require people to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn't possible under a statewide order issued Thursday. "Science shows that face ...
Jun 18, 2020
Players counter with 70-game season, 10 more than MLB
NEW YORK - Baseball players proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule Thursday, leaving them and management 10 games and about $275 million apart on plans to start the coronavirus-delayed season. As ...
Jun 18, 2020
Pandemic-related changes to court system might become permanent: top judge
OTTAWA - Canada's top judge says some of the innovations that courts have embraced during the COVID-19 pandemic might become permanent. At a news conference today, Supreme Court Chief Justic...
Jun 18, 2020
Ovintiv lays off staff as fears rise for delayed oil industry recovery
CALGARY - Fears of persistently lower demand for oil are hitting home for industry workers as the world economy slowly strengthens following the deepest disruptions of the COVID-19 crisis.Oil and gas ...
Jun 18, 2020
Vandekamp excited and hopeful for upcoming AJHL season
On Wednesday while the Storm unveiled their new Junior 'A' le beer at the Grain Bin Brewing Company, it also gave the team a chance to introduce new Head Coach and General Manager Mike Vandekamp in fr...
Jun 18, 2020
Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants' protections
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, the second stunning election-season rebuke from the court in ...
Jun 18, 2020