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NY AG probes if President Trump inflated assets for loans
New York's Democratic attorney general asked a court Monday to enforce subpoenas into an investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his businesses inflated assets on financial statements. A...
Aug 24, 2020

Blue Jays acquire 1B/DH Daniel Vogelbach from Mariners
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired struggling slugger Daniel Vogelbach from the Seattle Mariners for $100,000. The Blue Jays announced the move Sunday night. The 27-year-old Vogelbach was a...
Aug 24, 2020

Halifax-area firm ready to roll out drug-dispensing machines to fight opioid crisis
HALIFAX - A Halifax-area company is rolling out five automated drug-dispensing devices across Canada this week that it says will help battle the country's opioid crisis. Dispension Industries Inc...
Aug 24, 2020

Province to spend $15 million on CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients
The Alberta government announced Monday morning that it will fund a $15 million cancer therapy program, accessible in Calgary and Edmonton.The treatment is known as CAR T-cell therapy, and is used on ...
Aug 24, 2020

Mexican students start new school year from home
MEXICO CITY - Millions of Mexican school children returned to classes, but not schools, on Monday as the government attempted to start a new school year despite the challenges of the pandemic. A syste...
Aug 24, 2020

Bubble fatigue cited as mental challenge during NHL playoffs
The hotels might be posh, their amenities and service first rate, and yet life inside the NHL's two playoff bubbles isn't exactly glamorous. Having spent nearly a month cooped up at the tunnel-connect...
Aug 24, 2020

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry diagnosed with left ankle sprain
Kyle Lowry has been diagnosed with a left ankle sprain, the Toronto Raptors announced Monday. The six-time all-star guard suffered the injury when he stepped on the foot of Chris Chiozza late in the f...
Aug 24, 2020

Climate change rears ugly head as Republicans rally re-election effort
WASHINGTON - Climate change, an issue all but forgotten in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, is roaring back to the forefront just as Donald Trump's Republicans begin their sprint to the No...
Aug 24, 2020

Calkins and Dreeshen react to O'Toole's win of Conservative leadership
Red Deer's two MPs have weighed in on the election of Erin O'Toole to the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.O'Toole won the vote on the third ballot Sunday night after long delays reporte...
Aug 24, 2020

CFL offering fans the chance to have their name on new Grey Cup base
TORONTO - The Grey Cup won't be presented this season, but fans will get a chance to have their name associated with the iconic trophy. The CFL is allowing fans to have their ...
Aug 24, 2020