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CFL cancels 2020 season during pandemic, ends 100-plus year run for Grey Cup
The CFL has cancelled its 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It marks the first year the Grey Cup won't be presented since 1919. The nine-team league announced the move Monday, dashing hope...
Aug 17, 2020

Review cites 'operational failures' in Smollett prosecution
CHICAGO - A special prosecutor in Chicago said Monday that Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her office abused their discretion in the case against actor Jussie Smollett but did nothing crimin...
Aug 17, 2020

Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is imposing another round of restrictions on China's Huawei as President Donald Trump renewed accusations that the company's telecommunications equipment is used for spying. "We ...
Aug 17, 2020

CRA expects online services back Wednesday following cyberbreaches
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency expects online services to be fully restored by Wednesday after hackers used thousands of stolen usernames and passwords to fraudulently obtain government servi...
Aug 17, 2020

$16.5M settlement in class-action lawsuit over mass arrests at 2010 G20 summit
TORONTO - A $16.5 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over mass arrests at the 2010 G20 summit. The agreement comes after 10 years of court proceedings and negotiat...
Aug 17, 2020

Two of Canadian fashion mogul's sons file lawsuit alleging rape
NEW YORK - Two sons of a Canadian fashion mogul have filed a lawsuit against their father saying they were statutorily raped at his direction when they were teenagers. The lawsuit, filed in ...
Aug 17, 2020

Ex-Spanish king confirmed to be in UAE amid financial probes
MADRID - Former monarch Juan Carlos I of Spain has been in the United Arab Emirates since he left his country amid a growing financial scandal, the Spanish royal household said Monday, resolving a two...
Aug 17, 2020

Work at Suncor's Fort McMurray base plant affected until September due to fire
CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. says it will be early September before mined bitumen production resumes at its base plant mining operation in Fort McMurray, Alta.The Calgary-based company has released an...
Aug 17, 2020

Rapper to pay for funeral of young girl shot in dollhouse
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Rapper and businessman Master P said he will pay for the funeral of a 3-year-old Kentucky girl who was fatally shot along with her father. Trinity Randolph and her 21-year-old father...
Aug 17, 2020

City seeks volunteers for Community Knowledge Campus Advisory Committee
The City of Grande Prairie is forming a Community Knowledge Campus Advisory Committee that will engage with the public and find ways to improve and enhance recreations and sporting opportunities in th...
Aug 17, 2020