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Officials lift boil water advisory in Ladysmith, surrounding area
LADYSMITH - A boil water advisory impacting people in Ladysmith and surrounding area for nearly four days has been lifted.The Town of Ladysmith issued a news released Monday afternoon stating the advi...
Mar 09, 2020 Increased turbidity in the Town of Ladysmith's water supply caused a nearly four-day long boil water advisory (Pixabay)
'Confused' Leafs look to regroup after ugly road trip; Rielly nearing a return
TORONTO - With the Maple Leafs' locker room closed to reporters amid concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus, players were trotted out one by one Monday to a podium in the media lounge down...
Mar 09, 2020
Bottcher beats Dunstone in 1-2 Page playoff at Brier; Gushue advances too
KINGSTON, Ont. - Team Alberta is forcing teams to be aggressive at the Tim Hortons Brier with its remarkably steady play and consistent shotmaking. Skip Brendan Bottcher has anchored the powerhou...
Mar 09, 2020
Virus may have US sports leagues cutting locker-room access
MIAMI - The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are all weighing plans to restrict access to locker rooms as a precaution to protect players from exposure to the coronavirus, as co...
Mar 09, 2020
Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway' fight
LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal "Stairway to Heaven." The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed the ma...
Mar 09, 2020
Father, stepmother will head straight to trial in death of Quebec 7-year-old
GRANBY, Que. - The father and stepmother of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl will head straight to trial after they waived their right to a preliminary inquiry. The pair briefly retur...
Mar 09, 2020
Canada downs Wales to stay unheated on Day 1 of HSBC Rugby Sevens
VANCOUVER - Canada looked to be in the driver's seat, but took no chances, pounding Wales 29-7 Saturday to finish unbeaten in Saturday's opening day of the HSBC Canada Sevens Rugby tournament. Th...
Mar 09, 2020
Injured Bianca Andreescu drops out of Indian Wells, won't defend title
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Bianca Andreescu will not defend her title at the BNP Paribas Open because of a lingering left knee injury. The reigning U.S. Open champion dropped out of the WTA Tour ...
Mar 09, 2020
Steven Del Duca wins Ontario Liberal leadership
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario's Liberals crowned Steven Del Duca as their new leader Saturday and with one campaign behind him he is turning his mind to the next. The former cabinet minister ...
Mar 09, 2020
Huskies headed for women's final as their coach reflects on roller-coaster year
OTTAWA - Lisa Thomaidis was the picture of calm Saturday as her Saskatchewan Huskies downed the Laval Rouge et Or 76-57 in the semifinals of the U Sports women's basketball championship in Ottawa...
Mar 09, 2020