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Andreescu headlines Canadian roster for Fed Cup tie against Switzerland
Bianca Andreescu is slated to make her return to the hardcourt next week in Canada's Fed Cup tie against Switzerland. The world No. 6 from Mississauga, Ont., hasn't played a competitive match sin...
Jan 28, 2020
QMJHL suspends Oceanic star Alexis Lafreniere three games for check to the head
Rimouski Oceanic star forward Alexis Lafreniere was suspended by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for three games on Tuesday for checking to the head. Lafreniere got a five-minute major and a gam...
Jan 28, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack face injury and visa concerns ahead of Super League opener
The Toronto Wolfpack are hurting ahead of their debut Sunday in Super League. The transatlantic rugby league team has injury question marks over forwards Darcy Lussick and Bodene Thompson, while ...
Jan 28, 2020
Judge frees NFL star Antonio Brown from house arrest
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida judge freed NFL free agent Antonio Brown from house arrest Tuesday, allowing him to travel freely as he awaits trial on charges that he attacked the driver of a movin...
Jan 28, 2020
Sandy Hook denier charged with having victim's dad's ID info
SORRENTO, Fla. - A Florida man who repeatedly harassed parents of shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been arrested for possessing the identification of one of the parents, authoritie...
Jan 28, 2020
Officials track passengers on flight with coronavirus patient
Public health officials were working Sunday to track down some of the passengers of a China Southern Airlines flight to Toronto this week after learning that the patient diagnosed with Canada's f...
Jan 28, 2020
Wolf safely relocated after wandering through Victoria near B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A lone male wolf that spent last weekend sniffing out a busy urban neighbourhood in Victoria, just steps from British Columbia's legislature, has been safely relocated to a new te...
Jan 28, 2020
Canadian teacher in Wuhan thinks it's best to hunker down, stay put
A Canadian teacher who lives in the Chinese city that is the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak says he has no plans to leave. Wayne Duplessis says he and his family are hun...
Jan 28, 2020
Ont. school board warns that coronavirus concerns veer into anti-Chinese racism
An Ontario school board is urging parents to not make assumptions about the new coronavirus that could stoke xenophobia and racism against the Chinese community. Officials with the York...
Jan 28, 2020
Feds rang up $1.4M in legal costs during failed prosecution of Mark Norman
OTTAWA - The federal government rang up more than $1.4 million in legal costs during the failed prosecution of retired vice-admiral Mark Norman. Revealed this week by Justice Minister David Lametti in...
Jan 28, 2020