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Parliamentary budget officer says basic income program could halve poverty rate
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a basic income program similar to one previously studied in Ontario could cut poverty rates nationally by almost half in 2022. The reductions are not eve...
Apr 07, 2021
Expert: Chauvin never took knee off Floyd's neck
MINNEAPOLIS - Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd's neck - and was bearing down with most of his weight - the entire time the Black man was handcuffed behind his back and lying face-dow...
Apr 07, 2021
Vaccine panel confirms choice to delay doses up to 4 months in Canada
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says it is standing by its emergency recommendation to extend the delivery of second doses of COVID-19 vaccines up to four months. NACI's exper...
Apr 07, 2021
Canadian men climb three spots to No. 70 in latest FIFA world rankings
Canada, on the strength of wins over Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, has moved up three places to No. 70 in the FIFA world rankings. The top six is unchanged with Belgium ahead of France, Brazil, Engl...
Apr 07, 2021
Toronto South: Tampa area is home to Blue Jays and Raptors with TFC nearby too
The We The North rallying cry had its horizons expanded when the Toronto Raptors temporarily relocated to Tampa, Fla. Now the NBA team is getting some Canadian company in the Sunshine State. The Toron...
Apr 07, 2021
EU agency: Rare clots possibly linked to AstraZeneca shot
LONDON - The European Union's drug said Wednesday that it found a "possible link" between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and a rare clotting disorder but recommended that vaccinations continue in...
Apr 07, 2021
Los Angeles sheriff will reveal cause of Tiger Woods crash
LOS ANGELES - The sheriff for Los Angeles County plans to announce Wednesday what caused golf icon Tiger Woods to crash an SUV in Southern California earlier this year. The athlete was seriously injur...
Apr 07, 2021
Toronto Blue Jays sign general manager Ross Atkins to five-year extension
Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins has signed a five-year contact extension with the club. The move comes three months after president Mark Shapiro also signed a five-year extension with th...
Apr 07, 2021
About 17 million view Baylor's championship win over Gonzaga
NEW YORK - Even an NCAA championship matchup between two widely acknowledged as the best men's college basketball teams in the country wasn't enough to set the television world afire. An estimated 16....
Apr 07, 2021
Will the Oscars be a 'who cares' moment as ratings dive?
NEW YORK - George Bradley used to love watching the Academy Awards. The 28-year-old Brit now living in San Diego would stay up late back home just to tune in. Though he's now in the right time zone, h...
Apr 07, 2021