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Suspicious activity found on 48,000 CRA accounts after cyberattacks: treasury board
OTTAWA - The Treasury Board of Canada says it has uncovered suspicious activities on more than 48,000 Canada Revenue Agency accounts following cyberattacks in July and August.The treasury says the pre...
Sep 17, 2020

Canadian looks forward to high-profile darts match against Fallon Sherrock
Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith will be back performing in front of fans Friday at the 300,000-pound ($512,660) Bwin World Series of Darts Finals in Salzburg, Austria. And he doesn't expect many wi...
Sep 17, 2020

Breakout slugger Teoscar Hernandez returns to Toronto Blue Jays lineup
Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is back in the Toronto Blue Jays lineup after missing almost two weeks due to an oblique strain. Manager Charlie Montoyo is slotting him into the cleanup spot&nb...
Sep 17, 2020

Vancouver records increase in crime with particularly high numbers in some areas
VANCOUVER - Police say the latest statistics suggesting an increase in crime for the first half of the year in Vancouver are concerning. Vancouver police say violent crime increased by more than ...
Sep 17, 2020

Former coach not surprised with Claypool's athletic first NFL grab
It was a brilliant first catch, but Jay Fujimura had no doubt Chase Claypool would come down with the football. The six-foot-four, 238-pound Claypool made a sensational 28-yard rec...
Sep 17, 2020

New box set has trove of rare, unreleased Elton John songs
LOS ANGELES - Elton John is opening up his vault and releasing an expansive collection of rarely heard and unreleased tracks. John announced Thursday that the eight-CD collection, "Elton: Jewel Box," ...
Sep 17, 2020

'Cheer' star Jerry Harris arrested on child porn charges
CHICAGO - Jerry Harris, the star of the Netflix documentary series "Cheer," was arrested Thursday on felony charges of production of child pornography, three days after twin boys filed a lawsuit alleg...
Sep 17, 2020

Pole vaulter Duplantis breaks Bubka's outdoor world record
ROME - Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke Sergey Bubka's 26-year-old outdoor world record on Thursday. Duplantis cleared 6 metres, 15 centimetres at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome...
Sep 17, 2020

Twisted Sister singer to anti-maskers: Don't use our song
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Twisted Sister singer Dee Snider took to social media to condemn anti-maskers who went into a Florida Target store blaring the group's hit "We're Not Gonna Take It" while rippi...
Sep 17, 2020

'Melrose Place' actress headed back to prison for 2010 crash
A former "Melrose Place" actress who has already served a prison sentence for a fatal 2010 drunken driving crash in New Jersey is headed back behind bars after a judge agreed with prosecutors Thursday...
Sep 17, 2020