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Woodbine mainstay Mark Casse entering National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame
SARATOGA SPINGS, N.Y. - Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame member Mark Casse will be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame this year. An Indianapolis native, Casse has been name...
May 06, 2020
German soccer's Bundesliga given OK to resume in May
BERLIN - The Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a loosening of a range of containment...
May 06, 2020
Canada to do millionth COVID-19 test but numbers still falling short
OTTAWA - Canada is on track to complete its millionth test for COVID-19 sometime in the next 24 hours even as the country's biggest province continues to struggle to hit its own testing targ...
May 06, 2020
New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused
The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday finalized campus sexual assault rules that bolster the rights of the accused, reduce legal liabilities for schools and colleges, and narrow the scope of case...
May 06, 2020
With quirks and restrictions, many states lift lockdowns
GRETNA, La. - More than a dozen states let restaurants, stores or other businesses reopen Friday in the biggest one-day push yet to get their economies up and running again, acting at their own speed ...
May 06, 2020
Alberta suspends environmental monitoring rules for oilsands over COVID concerns
EDMONTON - The Alberta Energy Regulator has suspended a wide array of environmental monitoring requirements for companies in the oilsands. The suspensions have been granted over public health concerns...
May 06, 2020
New anthology collects dozens of poems about pandemic
NEW YORK - As the coronavirus spread in March, poet Ada Limon struggled at first to write, feeling "flattened and silenced" by a pandemic that had shut down much of the world she knew. "I could call n...
May 06, 2020
Pharmacists receiving short shipments as drug shortage continues
OTTAWA - The Canadian Pharmacists Association says ongoing drug shortages mean pharmacies are receiving short shipments from manufacturers, leaving them to try to adjust on the fly. The association fi...
May 06, 2020
Nanaimo singing star eyes next steps after American Idol exit
NANAIMO - Her American Idol dream may have come to an end a few weeks early, but Lauren Spencer-Smith still has her sights set on singing stardom.Spencer-Smith became the first Canadian to make the to...
May 06, 2020 Lauren Spencer-Smith said her goal has remained the same but performing on American Idol has opened up several new paths in her singing career. (Lauren Spencer-Smith)
Nova Scotia mass killer should be subjected to psychological autopsy: experts
HALIFAX - As the RCMP investigate the case of the Nova Scotia gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage last month, a key question remains unanswered: Why? The Mounties have said littl...
May 06, 2020