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Toronto Raptors waive centre Alex Len after just seven appearances
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors waived seldom-used centre Alex Len on Tuesday.The Raptors signed the seven-foot, 250-pound Len on Nov. 25, but he appeared in just seven games for Toronto, averaging ...
Jan 19, 2021

US soldier arrested in plot to blow up NYC 9-11 Memorial
NEW YORK - A U.S. Army soldier was arrested Tuesday in Georgia on terrorism charges after he spoke online about plots to blow up New York City's 9-11 Memorial and other landmarks and attack U.S. soldi...
Jan 19, 2021

Subway can press $210-million defamation suit against CBC for show on chicken content
TORONTO - A defamation lawsuit by the world's largest fast-food operator against Canada's public broadcaster over a report on the chain's chicken sandwiches can proceed, Ontario's top court has ruled....
Jan 19, 2021

Alberta supplies Maskwacis with limited number of COVID-19 vaccines
Alberta's Indigenous Relations Minister says a limited number of COVID-19 vaccines have been supplied to four First Nations south of Edmonton to deal with a rising number of cases.Rick Wilson announce...
Jan 19, 2021

US virus death toll tops 400,000 in Trump's final hours
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a s...
Jan 19, 2021

'Shameful': US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus "total...
Jan 19, 2021

Coal policy decisions belong with politicians, not courts, Alberta lawyer argues
CALGARY - An Alberta government lawyer says decisions about environmental policy should be made by elected officials, not the courts. Melissa Burkett is speaking at a court hearing that is to decide w...
Jan 19, 2021

Woman investigated for theft of Pelosi computer due in court
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Federal authorities arrested a woman whose former romantic partner says she took a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this mo...
Jan 19, 2021

CPL targets season kickoff on Victoria Day Weekend, providing authorities agree
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League is targeting the Victoria Day long weekend in May as the kickoff for its third season. However, the league acknowledges that will ultimately depend on local gover...
Jan 19, 2021

Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church, H.E.R. to sing at Super Bowl
NEW YORK - R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month's Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform "Am...
Jan 19, 2021