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Cruise industry throws in the towel on 2020, looks to 2021
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The cruise industry has jettisoned hopes of restarting operations this year. Days after both Carnival and Norwegian extended a halt on cruises through the end of the year, the gro...
Nov 03, 2020
Super League wastes little time in opting for a replacement for the Toronto Wolfpack
TORONTO - One day after rejecting Toronto's bid for reinstatement, the Super League board voted unanimously Tuesday in favour of admitting a 12th team to replace the Wolfpack next season. The board ha...
Nov 03, 2020
Canadians Randa Markos, Malcolm Gordon to fight on UFC cards this month in Las Vegas
TORONTO - Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos will make her 16th UFC appearance when she takes on Japan's Kanako Murata on a Nov. 14 Fight Night card in Las Vegas. Markos (10-9-1) is repla...
Nov 03, 2020
John Barsby student sustains serious injuries after being hit by car
NANAIMO - RCMP are investigating after a 14-year-old John Barsby student was hit by a vehicle while walking to school Tuesday morning.Emergency crews were called to Bruce Ave., near Seventh St. around...
Nov 03, 2020
Crown completes cross-examination of accused Fredericton mass shooter
FREDERICTON - The Crown completed its cross-examination of Matthew Raymond today after suggesting to the accused he knew killing four people in Fredericton two years ago was wrong. Prosecutor Jill Kne...
Nov 03, 2020
Feds propose changes to Broadcasting Act that may raise $800-million from streamers
Ottawa is proposing new policy changes - with monetary penalties - to ensure online streaming platforms experiencing booming revenues face as stringent rules as traditional broadcasters.The regulation...
Nov 03, 2020
Ford faces tough choices on COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario case count hits new high
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford has some tough choices to make as he decides which businesses can reopen while the province reports a single-day record in new coronavirus cases. The province is pla...
Nov 03, 2020
NHL trailblazer Willie O'Ree looks back on journey: 'I felt like I could do anything'
Willie O'Ree was 14 or 15 years old when he broke through his first barrier. He didn't realize it at the time. He just wanted a haircut. Before becoming the NHL's first Black player, O'Ree asked a whi...
Nov 03, 2020
Appeals court declines to ban drive-thru voting in Houston
NEW ORLEANS - A panel of federal appeals court judges has rejected an eleventh hour Republican effort to bar Election Day drive-thru voting in Houston. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orl...
Nov 03, 2020
Vancouver housing market posts second-best October on record as sales rise 29%
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says October home sales were up 29 per cent compared to a year ago, making it the second-best October on record. The board says its agents sold 3...
Nov 03, 2020