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Few regrets for Toronto's 1st Black police chief, but criticism tails Saunders
TORONTO - Ask the outgoing head of the country's largest municipal police force about defunding or cuts to its $1-billion budget, and the response reflects typical disdain for what he views as slogane...
Jul 30, 2020
2nd US virus surge hits plateau, but few experts celebrate
NEW YORK - While deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. are mounting rapidly, public health experts are seeing a flicker of good news: The second surge of confirmed cases appears to be levelling off....
Jul 30, 2020
The Latest: Trudeau to testify on WE and student-volunteer program
OTTAWA - The latest developments on July 30, 2020, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to testify to the House of Commons finance committee about his government's aborted deal with WE Charity to r...
Jul 30, 2020
Criminal case opened against FIFA president Gianni Infantino
GENEVA - A criminal case against FIFA president Gianni Infantino was opened Thursday by a Swiss special prosecutor, plunging world soccer's governing body in a new scandal. Special prosecutor Stefan K...
Jul 30, 2020
Lewis in posthumous essay: 'Your turn to let freedom ring'
ATLANTA - John Lewis spent his whole life fighting for civil rights - and he wanted to make sure the cause lived on after his death. In an essay he wrote shortly before he died and that was published ...
Jul 30, 2020
New Brunswick woman found after missing in forest for almost two weeks
TRACADIE, N.B. - A New Brunswick woman says she was able to survive in woods northeast of the province for nearly two weeks by drinking rainwater from puddles and eating wild berries. Jenny McLaughlin...
Jul 30, 2020
Saudis' Newcastle bid ends after piracy, human rights issues
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund withdrew its bid to buy English Premier League club Newcastle on Thursday after the process was stalled by concerns about piracy by the kingdom and human rights co...
Jul 30, 2020
Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of Quebec comedian on joke complaint
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to hear the appeal of Quebec comedian Mike Ward in a high-profile human-rights case. Ward is appealing a decision by Quebec's highest court that l...
Jul 30, 2020
Leafs' Mitch Marner joins ownership group of esports company OverActive Media
TORONTO - Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner has joined the ownership group of OverActive Media, the parent company of the Overwatch League's Toronto Defiant and Call of Duty League's Toronto Ultra espo...
Jul 30, 2020
1.4 million seek jobless aid as virus surges in South, West
WASHINGTON - More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, further evidence of the devastation the coronavirus outbreak has unleashed on the U.S. economy. The c...
Jul 30, 2020