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3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...
Mar 13, 2020
3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager...
Mar 13, 2020
Internal government docs raise new questions about approval of 737 Max
OTTAWA - Internal government documents about the Boeing 737 Max are raising new questions about Canada's aircraft approval process. The documents, made public at a parliamentary hearing Thursday, reve...
Mar 13, 2020
Innisfail musician donates part of his liver to save dad's life
A musician from Innisfail is encouraging organ donation after giving 80 per cent of his liver to help save his father from cancer.Devin Cooper, 23, went under the knife at University of Alberta Hospit...
Mar 13, 2020 Devin Cooper (left) donated 80 per cent of his liver to his father Perry (right). The father and son both underwent successful surgeries at University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton on Feb. 18. (Photo: Devin Cooper)
LA and San Diego join list of California school closings
LOS ANGELES - California's two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, will close starting March 16 because of the coronavirus threat, officials announced Friday. The decision was announc...
Mar 13, 2020
PBO says MPs should seek 'clarity' from government on Trump tariff retaliation
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog urged federal politicians to ask the government why it is holding on to an extra $105 million that it collected on U.S. steel and aluminum during its trade figh...
Mar 13, 2020
WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic, urges aggressive action
GENEVA - The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic and urged aggressive action from all countries to fight it, as U.S. stocks plunged into bear market territory and several Ame...
Mar 13, 2020
Canada calls off upcoming men's and women's international soccer matches
TORONTO - Canada Soccer has called off international friendlies against Trinidad & Tobago and Australia in March and April due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Canadian men were slated to host Trinid...
Mar 13, 2020
Impact president Kevin Gilmore not sure what revamped sked will look like
Montreal Impact president/CEO Kevin Gilmore is in wait-and-see mode. Gilmore says Major League Soccer is trying to determine if the schedule will be condensed or if the end-of-season date will be push...
Mar 13, 2020
Toronto Arrows adjust to new sports reality as Major League Rugby goes on hiatus
TORONTO - Like many North American sports teams, the Toronto Arrows woke up Friday and wondered what's next. Major League Rugby has joined other leagues in suspending play for 30 days because of&...
Mar 13, 2020