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Robert Durst, real estate heir convicted of murder, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Durst, the wealthy New York real estate heir and failed fugitive who was dogged for decades with suspicion in the disappearance and deaths of those around him before he was c...
Jan 10, 2022
MPs call for Commons committee to launch emergency probe of use of mobile data
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs want the House of Commons ethics committee to investigate the Public Health Agency of Canada's decision to collect data from millions of mobile phones to understand travel patt...
Jan 10, 2022
Toronto FC rebuild continues as veteran Dom Dwyer is traded away in salary dump
Toronto FC continued its rebuild Monday, sending veteran forward Dom Dwyer and its third overall pick in Tuesday's MLS SuperDraft to FC Dallas in exchange for US$50,000 in general allocation money. Da...
Jan 10, 2022
Critics stress health system capacity constraints ahead of first ministers meeting
OTTAWA - Health experts and government critics are calling on the prime minister and premiers to fix cracks in Canada's health system and improve surge capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Pri...
Jan 10, 2022
Fortin's fight for reinstatement gets shot in the arm following Appeal Court decision
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's fight for reinstatement as head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign goes on after a critical decision by the Federal Court of Appeal. In a decision rele...
Jan 10, 2022
Clanachan to step down as CPL commissioner, looks to bring expansion team to Windsor
TORONTO - David Clanachan is stepping down as commissioner of the Canadian Premier League to spearhead the launch of an expansion club in the Windsor/Essex County region. The league announced Monday t...
Jan 10, 2022
Landeskog, Saros and Hertl named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Colorado Avalanche left-wing Gabriel Landeskog, Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros and San Jose Sharks centre Tomas Hertl have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Landesko...
Jan 10, 2022
Oilers prospect Dylan Holloway added to NHL's COVID-19 protocol
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed prospect Dylan Holloway into the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, the club announced Monday. The forward joins a long list of teammates currently in isolation, inclu...
Jan 10, 2022
Mayor says 17 died in NYC fire, 2 fewer than first reported
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday revised the death toll from a high-rise fire, saying 17 people were killed, two fewer than originally thought. Adams said nine adults and eight chil...
Jan 10, 2022
Canadian bobsledder hopes to break stereotype of what a Winter Olympian looks like
Cynthia Appiah says the moment she first considered bobsled an option was the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The 31-year-old from Toronto recalls seeing Canada's Shelley-Ann Brown, who is Black, flying down...
Jan 10, 2022