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Trudeau to give speech at virtual celebrity concert pushing vaccine equality
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the speakers' list next month at a celebrity-laden global concert promoting vaccine equality. The Global Citizen Vax Live Concert to Reunite the World will...
Apr 28, 2021
Game at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium a trip down Memory Lane for Toronto FC bosses
Toronto FC's Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal at Raymond James Stadium was a trip down Memory Lane for both club president Bill Manning and GM Ali Curtis. Back in 2000-01, Manning was...
Apr 28, 2021
AP source: Feds execute warrant at Rudy Giuliani's NYC home
NEW YORK - Federal investigators have executed a search warrant at the Manhattan home of former President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on...
Apr 28, 2021
Britney Spears set to speak in court on her conservatorship
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears has asked to address the court to talk about the conservatorship that has controlled her life and finances for 13 years, her attorney said Tuesday, and a judge scheduled a...
Apr 28, 2021
Forward Drouin taking leave of absence from Canadiens for personal reasons
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forward Jonathan Drouin is taking indefinite leave of absence from the team for personal reasons. The Canadiens announced on their Twitter feed that Drouin will b...
Apr 28, 2021
Quebec says coercive strategy working to increase vaccination among health workers
MONTREAL - Quebec's coercive strategy to get more health-care workers vaccinated is concerning some health experts and union officials, who say the government should focus more on carrots than on stic...
Apr 28, 2021
Agriculture research agreement signed by Lethbridge College and Olds College
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Olds College to further explore agricultural research.To launch the deal, both institutions have signed on to th...
Apr 28, 2021
Raptors sign Gillespie after forward impresses over 10-day contracts
The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Freddie Gillespie after he impressed over a pair of 10-day contracts.The six-foot-nine, 245-pound native of Saint Paul, Minn., is averaging 5.3 points, 3.6 rebo...
Apr 28, 2021
Explainer: Capital gains tax hike targets wealthy investors
NEW YORK - After massive U.S. government spending helped send the stock market back to record heights, with even more potentially on the way, the bill may be coming due for the nation's wealthiest inv...
Apr 28, 2021
Canadian GP cancelled due to COVID-19, contract to hold race in Montreal extended
MONTREAL - The Canadian Grand Prix has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 health measures, but a contract to hold the race in Montreal has been extended by two years.The Formu...
Apr 28, 2021