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Toronto Argonauts bring back linebacker Bear Woods on restructured deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have agreed to a restructured contract with American linebacker Bear Woods. The 34-year-old Woods will play be playing his fourth season with the Argos after signing wi...
Feb 26, 2021

Desmond inquiry: psychiatrist says former soldier's suspicions were almost delusional
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard from a psychiatrist today who said there was an aspect of Lionel Desmond's life he cou...
Feb 26, 2021

Canadian athletes struggling to find competition as they try to qualify for Tokyo
In early January, when COVID-19 numbers were climbing again, and Ontario had just hunkered down in another stay-at-home order, Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, husband Osi and their daughter Corinne, moved from...
Feb 26, 2021

SGI to issue rebates of around $285 per vehicle
The Saskatchewan Government has announced crown corporation, SGI, will offer a one-time rebate of about $285 per vehicle. The government said it was because of SGI's strong financial position. The opp...
Feb 26, 2021

Mustangs add Calgary born forward for 2021-22 season
The Melfort Mustangs have added another player for the 2021-22 season. Max Henderson, a 2003-born forward, has committed to the club for next season.Henderson, a Calgary product, began the season with...
Feb 26, 2021

More must be done to address problems of workplace harassment, intimidation, PM says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the fact Admiral Art McDonald stepped aside as defence chief while military police investigate misconduct allegations demonstrates how seriously such cases ...
Feb 26, 2021

Breakout 'Borat' star Maria Bakalova conquers Hollywood
So what did YOU do at 5 a.m. after staying up all night for your prom? Maria Bakalova became a movie star. The 24-year-old actress has been telling the story of how she had a few free hours after part...
Feb 26, 2021

Former Montreal Alouettes head coach Marv Levy fondly remembers his five CFL seasons
Marv Levy says that, at his age, he's starting to have some issues with his hearing. But the 95-year-old has no trouble recollecting his first head-coaching stint in pro football almost a half-decade ...
Feb 26, 2021

Canada announces partnership with India-based company to secure more AstraZeneca jabs
Canada's vaccine rollout received a significant boost Friday with the approval of a third COVID-19 inoculation, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced another partnership with an India-based inst...
Feb 26, 2021

BA parent company books huge loss, pushes for digital passes
LONDON - The parent company of British Airways and Iberia on Friday said it lost 6.9 billion euros ($8.3 billion) last year as the pandemic caused a near-total collapse in international air traffic, a...
Feb 26, 2021