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Report uncovers signs of violence, negligence at two Montreal long-term care homes
MONTREAL - A government-commissioned report into the conditions at two privately owned long-term care homes in Montreal has revealed widespread mistreatment of residents at both facilities. Les Rsiden...
Nov 17, 2022
Medical Examiner: Slain UVA students were shot in the head
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Three University of Virginia football players who were shot on a bus as they returned from a field trip each died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Office of the Ch...
Nov 17, 2022
Toronto's Harris, Winnipeg's Oliveira friendly combatants in Grey Cup
REGINA - The mentor and his protg are a subplot of Sunday's Grey Cup game. Among the ties that bind Toronto Argonauts running back Andrew Harris and Winnipeg Blue Bombers counterpart Brady Oliveira is...
Nov 17, 2022
Former team psychologist settles suit with Spurs, Josh Primo
SAN ANTONIO - A psychologist who worked for the San Antonio Spurs has settled her lawsuit against the team and former player Josh Primo over allegations he had exposed himself to her multiple times in...
Nov 17, 2022
Biden admin to ask high court to take up student debt plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration plans to ask the Supreme Court to reinstate the president's student debt cancellation plan, according to a Thursday legal filing, warning that millions of Am...
Nov 17, 2022
In the Rings: Curling and sports betting — rolling the dice on the pebbled ice
A fun moment at the end of the recent Pan Continental curling championship's men's final provided a welcome dash of levity in a blowout game. The unusual finish - in a sport still getting used to the ...
Nov 17, 2022
Toronto FC selects goalkeeper Tomás Romero at MLS re-entry draft
Toronto FC selected goalkeeper Toms Romero in the first stage of the 2022 Major League Soccer re-entry draft on Thursday. The 21-year-old made 18 MLS appearances with Los Angeles FC as a rookie in 202...
Nov 17, 2022
Senators pass Liberal dental benefit for kids, housing benefit for renters
OTTAWA - Senators have passed a bill that will allow low- and middle-income families to access government money to help care for their kids' dental care, starting as early as Dec. 1. The dental benefi...
Nov 17, 2022
National security officials wanted CSIS threshold for Emergencies Act 'reconsidered'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security adviser and other senior officials felt the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's threshold to determine a national threat under the Emerg...
Nov 17, 2022
Blue Bombers quarterback says he's ready to play in Grey Cup despite ankle injury
REGINA - Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros intends to play in Sunday's Grey Cup game against the Toronto Argonauts despite an injured ankle. Collaros didn't practice Wednesday or Thursda...
Nov 17, 2022