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Speakers' Spotlight threatened after being caught up in WE affair: co-founder
OTTAWA - A small business that booked speaking engagements for Justin Trudeau and his family has been caught in the partisan crossfire of the WE Charity affair. Martin Perelmuter, who co-founded Speak...
Dec 07, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays acquire two right-handed pitchers off waiver wire
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays added to their pitching depth on Monday, claiming two right-handers off waivers. Toronto grabbed Anthony Castro from the Detroit Tigers and Walker Lockett from the Seat...
Dec 07, 2020
5,800 years of droppings: Unique approach yields first long-term seabird trend data
Scientists have sifted through nearly 6,000 years of seabird droppings to get what they say could be the first long-term reading on how their numbers are affected by humans. A paper published today de...
Dec 07, 2020
No Bojan, Jorge Corrales on Montreal Impact's Champions League roster
MONTREAL - Some big names will be missing from the lineup when the Montreal Impact return to the field. The club has announced its 25-man roster for next week's CONCACAF Champions League game in Orlan...
Dec 07, 2020
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres. Many of their names hold a prominent place...
Dec 07, 2020
2020 indelible TV moments: Trebek, debate bluster and Floyd
When the coronavirus pushed people out of the world and into homebound isolation, the small-screen's role grew bigger than ever. Television and its mobile iterations bore witness to a tumultuous year ...
Dec 07, 2020
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres. Many of their names hold a prominent place...
Dec 07, 2020
Prime Minister says first COVID-19 vaccine doses arriving this month
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the first COVID-19 vaccine doses are on track to arrive this month, as tough new measures took effect in Prince Edward Island and Ontario hit a new daily case record...
Dec 07, 2020
Bob Woodward to take on final days of Trump's presidency
NEW YORK - Bob Woodward's next book finds him in the familiar world of documenting a presidency's ending. Woodward is teaming with Washington Post colleague Robert Costa on a book about the waning day...
Dec 07, 2020
Adin Steinsaltz, groundbreaking Talmud translator, dies
JERUSALEM - Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and ground-breaking translation of the Talmud, has died. He was 83. The Steinsaltz Ce...
Dec 07, 2020