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Actress Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam
BOSTON - Authorities say "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scanda...
Oct 30, 2020
Ontario cabinet minister outlines initiatives to help sport, tourism industries
TORONTO - Ontario's minister of heritage and sport says redeveloping Ontario Place and supporting bids for major sporting events are among the province's plans to boost the economy when COVID-19 restr...
Oct 30, 2020
Fresh off suspension, Hinch takes over as Tigers manager
DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers hired AJ Hinch to be their new manager Friday, giving him a chance to return to a major league dugout after he was fired by Houston in the wake of the Astros' sign-stealin...
Oct 30, 2020
Davies, DeRo join Beckham, Giovinco and others as finalists for MLS' '25 Greatest'
Canadians Alphonso Davies, Dwayne De Rosario, Will Johnson and Pat Onstad are among the 134 finalists for Major League Soccer's "The 25 Greatest." They are up against the likes of David Beckham, Lando...
Oct 30, 2020
Canada Artistic Swimming plans to 'rip off the band-aid" to create better environment
Canada Artistic Swimming says it plans to "rip off the band-aid" in a widespread effort to build a better culture and safer space for its athletes.The national sport organization released results of a...
Oct 30, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Manitoba reports record COVID-19 spike, shuts some businesses
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is ordering many businesses in the Winnipeg region to close after a record increase in COVID-19 cases. The province is reporting 480 new COVID-19 cases - more than d...
Oct 30, 2020
Canadian Rangers deployed to Neskantaga First Nation during water crisis, Miller says
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Canadian Rangers should be on the ground in Neskantaga First Nation today. The remote community in northern Ontario has mostly been evacuated aft...
Oct 30, 2020
Canadians need to cut contacts by a quarter to control COVID-19 outbreak: Tam
New federal projections suggest that Canadians need to cut a quarter of their contacts to keep the COVID-19 outbreak from resurging. The modelling indicates that at current rates of in-person socializ...
Oct 30, 2020
Hockey legend Bobby Orr endorses U.S. President Trump's re-election bid
Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr has endorsed the re-election bid of United States President Donald Trump. The Boston Bruins legend took out a full-page ad in Friday's New Hampshire Union Leader, where ...
Oct 30, 2020
Fallen construction magnate ordered to pay $2 million after pleading guilty to fraud
MONTREAL - One-time Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso and several companies tied to him have been ordered to pay $4.2 million after pleading guilty to tax fraud.Quebec's Revenue Department said...
Oct 30, 2020