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You Down With O-T-T? Direct-to-consumer options at sports media forefront
TORONTO - Sports fans have never had as much choice when it comes to watching live events as they do right now. The remote control - and the wallet - are getting workouts because of it. Long...
Dec 22, 2019
Canada's Adam Hadwin qualifies for the 2020 Masters by finishing year in top 50
Canadian golfer Adam Hadwin clinched a spot at the 2020 Masters without playing any golf on Sunday. Hadwin, from Abbotsford, B.C., will finish the year in the top 50 of the world golf rankings, g...
Dec 22, 2019
Internet-based 911 calling on the horizon; aim is to enhance response
TORONTO - Emergency services will soon have to ensure they can pinpoint the location of people calling 911 for help on their cellphones. The technically complex shift mandated by Canada's telecommunic...
Dec 22, 2019
Conservatives postpone policy convention to focus on organizing leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they're postponing a policy convention that had been scheduled for mid-April to allow more time to organize an upcoming leadership race. The party announced the ...
Dec 22, 2019
Judge refuses injunction request from Montreal caleche drivers ahead of deadline
MONTREAL - A judge refused a last-minute effort by Montreal caleche drivers seeking to save their industry, ruling on Friday against an emergency injunction request to stop new city rul...
Dec 22, 2019
Canadian storylines heading into the world junior hockey championship
Canada opens its world junior hockey championship Thursday against the United States in the Czech Republic. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the storylines for the Canadians heading into thi...
Dec 22, 2019
Wisconsin governor rejects 'Making a Murderer' pardon bid
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Friday he will not consider a pardon request from a man convicted of rape and murder when he was a teenager whose story was documented in the 2015 Netfli...
Dec 22, 2019
UK charges US diplomat's wife over teen's death in crash
LONDON - An American diplomat's wife who left the U.K. after being involved in a road accident that killed a British teenager has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, British prosecut...
Dec 22, 2019
Chief: City employee targeted co-worker in deadly shooting
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A deadly shooting at a city building in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was an act of "workplace violence" by one city employee who targeted a co-worker he'd disliked for a long ti...
Dec 22, 2019
Plant-based protein companies poised to expand products, distribution next year
VANCOUVER - When A&W started serving Beyond Meat veggie burgers at its restaurants, the fast-food chain offered many patrons their first bite of the much touted, celebrity backed plant-based ...
Dec 22, 2019