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CFL unveils Grey Cup Unite, a virtual program to celebrate traditional Grey Cup week
TORONTO - There will be no Grey Cup game in November, but that's not stopping the CFL from celebrating its annual championship week. The league announced Thursday it will be staging Grey Cup Unite fro...
Oct 29, 2020

Man who opened fire at Toronto block party granted six more months of day parole
TORONTO - A man convicted of manslaughter in a deadly public shootout at an east Toronto block party is adjusting well to life in the community, officials say in granting him six more months of day pa...
Oct 29, 2020

Alarm bells ring over COVID-19 and long-term care; Ontario to release new projections
Politicians, advocates and public health officials were ringing the alarm Thursday over COVID-19's impact on long-term care homes, as Ontarians awaited fresh projections of how the virus is expected t...
Oct 29, 2020

U.S. OKs extradition of 2 nabbed in ex-Nissan boss' escape
BOSTON - The U.S. State Department has agreed to turn over to Japan two American men accused of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial, ...
Oct 29, 2020

Wall Street steadies itself following encouraging reports
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are pushing upward Thursday after better-than-expected reports on the economy helped stabilize Wall Street following its worst drop in more than four months. The S&P 500 was...
Oct 29, 2020

Judge grants 9-month delay to Meghan's lawsuit against paper
LONDON - A British judge on Thursday granted a request by the Duchess of Sussex to postpone the trial of her invasion of privacy lawsuit against the publisher of a British newspaper that published por...
Oct 29, 2020

Police investigating flipped car near downtown Nanaimo, both occupants flee
NANAIMO - A single-vehicle wreck on Terminal Ave. left a car flipped on its roof and both people inside leaving the scene. It happened Wednesday 8:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the Pearson St. Br...
Oct 29, 2020

Defendant pleads guilty in Rudy Giuliani associates' case
NEW YORK - Prosecutors secured a guilty plea Thursday from a Florida businessman who hired one of President Donald Trump's lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, to lend credibility to a supposedly fraud-busting com...
Oct 29, 2020

Nokia profit up, new CEO pledges to boost 5G investments
HELSINKI - Finnish telecommunications company Nokia on Thursday reported improved third-quarter earnings largely in line with expectations, but acknowledged it faced challenges in the race for 5G cell...
Oct 29, 2020

CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says league exploring all options to hold 2021 season
TORONTO - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says the league is examining all of its options to stage a 2021 season.In August, the CFL cancelled the 2020 campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Since then,...
Oct 29, 2020