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Ex-track athletes detail alleged sex abuse by college coach
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich claims one of her track coaches, John Rembao, began grooming her for a sexually abusive relationship when she was 16 before physically taking...
Mar 12, 2020
Bank of Canada pumps $7B, expands bond buy-backs to ease economic concerns
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada prepared to increase the cash it pumps into the financial system and Finance Minister Bill Morneau stressed the need for fiscal measures to manage the impact of COVID-19 as...
Mar 12, 2020
March Madness: NCAA Tournaments cancelled due to coronavirus
March Madness came to a screeching halt before a bracket could even be filled out. The NCAA cancelled its men's and women's basketball tournaments Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, puttin...
Mar 12, 2020
Integrity czar blames prison service over insubordination, harassment incidents
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog has found the federal prison service failed to ensure a safe work environment at a Quebec penitentiary. In a report released Thursday, public sector integrity commissioner ...
Mar 12, 2020
Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district cancels international trips due to coronavirus
NANAIMO - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of two major international trips about to be taken by Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools students. A large trip was set for Spain and Portugal...
Mar 12, 2020 Two international Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public School District trips are cancelled in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Flames executive Ken King dead at 68
Calgary Flames executive Ken King has died. He was 68. King, from Hanley, Sask., was vice-chair and chief executive officer of Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, which owns the Flames....
Mar 12, 2020
Women's world curling championship in Canada wiped out by COVID-19
The women's world curling championship in Prince George, B.C., joined the expanding list of COVID-19 cancellations in the sports world Thursday. The 13-country championship was scheduled to ...
Mar 12, 2020
Canadian cyclist Mike Woods breaks his right femur in Paris-Nice crash
LYON, France - Canadian cyclist Mike Woods was taken to hospital with a broken right femur after crashing in Thursday's stage of the Paris-Nice race. The 33-year-old from Ottawa was to under...
Mar 12, 2020
Canadian Nicholas Latifi's Formula One debut remains very much in limbo
Canadian Nicholas Latifi's long-awaited Formula One debut is in limbo. The 24-year-old Montreal native was scheduled to drive for Williams in the season-opening Australian Gra...
Mar 12, 2020
Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over coronavirus concerns
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly cancelled election-night rallies Tuesday night in Cleveland amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus -...
Mar 12, 2020