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AP sources: NCAA dumps requirement that transfers sit a year
Starting next season, major college football and basketball players will be permitted to transfer one time before graduating without being required to sit out a year of competition. The NCAA Division ...
Apr 14, 2021

Rings on the Horizon: Tokyo Summer Olympics hit 100 days out marker
After months of question marks, health concerns, event rescheduling, and general ambivalence about an Olympics being held in a pandemic, those famous rings are starting to shine a little brighter on t...
Apr 14, 2021

Premier Francois Legault softens rules for outdoor mask use following criticism
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault softened some rules surrounding outdoor mask wearing on Wednesday, after opposition parties expressed concern about his government's confused messaging. On T...
Apr 14, 2021

Bichette hits 2nd homer in 9th, Blue Jays beat Yankees 5-4
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Bo Bichette homered twice, including a game-ending drive leading off the ninth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the New York Yankees 5-4 on Wednesday. Bichette drove a pit...
Apr 14, 2021

Undrafted Montreal native Dort continues to turn smash "glass ceilings" in NBA
Nelson Osse sat with Luguentz Dort at the 2019 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in New York. The Montreal coach, who'd known Dort since he was 12, was there to share in the celebratory moment when Dor...
Apr 14, 2021

Ontario sees vaccine supply issues, Ottawa keeps AstraZeneca on the market
Ontario blamed a vaccine shortage in some areas on a delayed shipment Wednesday as Ottawa pledged to keep pumping out Oxford-AstraZeneca shots following a safety review that found the product's benefi...
Apr 14, 2021

Italian-Canadians to get formal apology for treatment during Second World War
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will issue a formal apology next month for the treatment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War. According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, 600 Italian-Ca...
Apr 14, 2021

Conservative leader confirms free vote allowed on MP's 'sex-selective abortion' bill
OTTAWA - A spokeswoman for Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole confirms he will allow a free vote on a caucus member's push to ban "sex-selective abortions."The private member's bill from Saskatchewan MP...
Apr 14, 2021

AHL postpones three Marlies games due to league COVID-19 protocols
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American Hockey League has postponed three Toronto Marlies games over the next week due to league COVID-19 protocols. The AHL announced the postponements Wednesday, but did no...
Apr 14, 2021

Prosecutor: Missing student killed during 1996 rape attempt
LOS ANGELES - The San Luis Obispo County district attorney said Wednesday that missing California college student Kristin Smart was killed in 1996 during an attempted rape by a fellow student and the ...
Apr 14, 2021