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Toronto Raptors game against Chicago postponed due to COVID-19 cases
NEW YORK - The Toronto Raptors' COVID-19 troubles have worsened. The NBA called off Toronto's game against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Sunday night due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols. The l...
Feb 28, 2021
Vaccine tourism is both unethical and bad for business, experts say
Executives who engage in so-called "vaccine tourism" show both an ethical disregard for those less fortunate and a surprising lack of business acumen, experts argue. Their comments came after the head...
Feb 28, 2021
Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile attack over capital
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia said Saturday it intercepted a missile attack over its capital and bomb-laden drones targeting a southern province, the latest in a series of airborne assaul...
Feb 28, 2021
Let 'er buck: Study suggests horses learn from rodeo experience, grow calmer
CALGARY - Rodeo fans love the thrill of a bronc exploding into the ring, cowboy temporarily aboard. How the horse feels about it hasn't been so clear. Newly published research out of the University of...
Feb 28, 2021
Homan earns bye into Scotties final; Sask. finishes with 6-6 record
Ontario's Rachel Homan is headed to the final at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.The three-time Canadian women's curling champion finished first in the championship pool at the 2021 Scotties in Calg...
Feb 28, 2021
Gummed-up bills in House of Commons: harbinger of a federal election?
OTTAWA - All federal party leaders maintain they don't want an election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic but the Conservatives appear to be pursuing a strategy that could give the Liberals justif...
Feb 28, 2021
Inuit midwives say they left after experiencing years of mistreatment
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Cas Augaarjuk Connelly and Rachel Qiliqti Kaludjak never wanted to stop working at a Nunavut birthing centre, but they say years of mistreatment, racism and a lack of support from t...
Feb 28, 2021
City of Melfort encouraging residents to be active during Go Out & Play Challenge
The City of Melfort is encouraging residents to be active by taking part in the 2021 Saskatchewan Blue Cross Go Out & Play Challenge.The community in the province that logs the most minutes of phy...
Feb 28, 2021
Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year. NASA's K...
Feb 28, 2021
Pornhub policies reveal legal gaps and lack of enforcement around exploitive videos
OTTAWA - Serena Fleites was in seventh grade when a sexually explicit video of her was uploaded to Pornhub. The fallout from that fateful post - made without her knowledge after a boyfriend demanded s...
Feb 28, 2021