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Mnuchin rejects renewal of some Fed emergency loan programs
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he will not to extend several emergency loan programs set up with the Federal Reserve to support the economy in the midst of the coronaviru...
Nov 19, 2020
Net Gains: Canada's Branstine 'loves' her choice of college tennis, pro push can wait
A potential tennis career on the WTA Tour remains a distinct possibility for Carson Branstine. For now the two-time Grand Slam junior champ wants to make sure she broadens her horizons. The native of ...
Nov 19, 2020
Flynn has studied fellow small guards Lowry, VanVleet, admires how hard they compete
TORONTO - As the youngest of seven kids, Malachi Flynn grew up watching his older siblings play sports. His mom Kristi was always shuffling a least one sibling somewhere in the family van that seated ...
Nov 19, 2020
Record 1,105 COVID cases in one day in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Thursday's report on COVID-19, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.A new daily record for COVID-19 has been set with 1,105 cases confirmed ...
Nov 19, 2020
Judge to rule Dec. 15 in rape case of former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon
MONTREAL - A judge will render her verdict in the rape trial of former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon on Dec. 15. Prosecutor Bruno Menard made his final arguments today in the trial of the founder ...
Nov 19, 2020
Thibault and Parsons headline Golf Canada's 2021 amateur and junior squads
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., and Mary Parsons of Delta, B.C., headlined Golf Canada's 2021 amateur and juniors squads on Thursday.The pair were part of Canada's mixed team tha...
Nov 19, 2020
Riders quarterback Fajardo unsure where he'd be without Lawrence's hit on Collaros
With one play, Simoni Lawrence changed the path of Cody Fajardo's CFL career. Fajardo entered the 2019 season as Saskatchewan's backup and short-yardage quarterback behind Zach Collaros. But the 28-ye...
Nov 19, 2020
New England Revolution a familiar, formidable foe for Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact know exactly what they're up against as they begin their Major League Soccer playoff journey, and coach Thierry Henry says the path forward isn't easy. "It's going to be...
Nov 19, 2020
Saint John Sea Dogs have five games postponed after positive COVID test
QUEBEC - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Saint John Sea Dogs have suspended in-person activities after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.The Sea Dogs become the fifth team in the maj...
Nov 19, 2020
Solitary confinement persists in federal prisons despite new system, reports find
TORONTO - Prisoners are still being held in harmful solitary confinement despite a revamped system implemented after the courts struck down the previous regime as unconstitutional, according to two re...
Nov 19, 2020