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Major crime investigators join search for missing man in Fort St. James, B.C.
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - The RCMP's Major Crime Unit has taken over a missing person investigation in northern British Columbia. The Mounties say in a news release that 55-year-old William Price wa...
Sep 08, 2020
Raptors will be the "away" team in Game 6, but home court means little in bubble
In any other season, the Toronto Raptors would be in Boston preparing to play for their playoff lives in front of a rowdy Celtics crowd at TD Garden. But this isn't any other season. While the NB...
Sep 08, 2020
Consumer borrowing advances solid 3.6% in July, second gain
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer borrowing rose by a solid 3.6% in July, the second monthly gain after the coronavrius pandemic had sent borrowing down sharply in the previous three months. The Federal Rese...
Sep 08, 2020
'We want him back': Canucks trying to re-sign goalie Jacob Markstrom
VANCOUVER - Canucks general manager Jim Benning says he wants to keep goalie Jacob Markstrom in Vancouver. Benning told reporters Tuesday that he spoke with the Swedish netminder's agent on Monday and...
Sep 08, 2020
Rochester police leaders retire in wake of calls for change
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city's handling of the the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, Mayor Lovely Warren said Tuesday. La'Ron Sin...
Sep 08, 2020
After two-game slide, Toronto FC faces must-win game against Impact in Montreal
While its schedule after this week is unclear, Toronto FC knows what it needs to do Wednesday in Montreal. Win. Toronto looks to bounce back from consecutive losses when it plays the last match o...
Sep 08, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott says team still has much to offer
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack made mistakes on and off the field, were underprepared for promotion to the top-tier Super League and have "damaged bridges within the game," according to coac...
Sep 08, 2020
Belarus musician emerges as a key opposition activist
KYIV, Ukraine - A professional flute player with no political experience might seem to be an unlikely figure to take on the feared KGB state security agency in Belarus. But Maria Kolesnikova did just ...
Sep 08, 2020
American Jennifer Brady reaches 1st major semifinal at Open
NEW YORK - American Jennifer Brady said she was nervous at the start of her first career Grand Slam quarterfinal, but it didn't show. Brady notched the biggest victory yet in her breakout run at the U...
Sep 08, 2020
Tam says she will pay close attention to review of pandemic-warning system
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says she won't get ahead of an independent review of the early-warning unit in her agency that's meant to flag potential pandemics. Dr. Theresa ...
Sep 08, 2020