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Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday rescinded a Trump-era memo that curtailed the use of consent decrees that federal prosecutors have used in sweeping investigations of police dep...
Apr 16, 2021
Video shows security guard attempting arrest outside Saskatoon grocery store
A video showing a security guard attempting to handcuff a woman and wrestle her to the ground outside a Saskatoon grocery store Wednesday is drawing the ire of the store's owner.A roughly nine-minute ...
Apr 16, 2021
Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold 'heartbroken' after Olympic qualifier scrapped
TORONTO - Mandy Bujold has hit another road block in Tokyo Olympic qualifying. The boxer from Kitchener, Ont., won't get a chance to compete in the Tokyo Americas Olympic qualifier scheduled for next ...
Apr 16, 2021
US lifts Vietnam, Switzerland from currency manipulator list
WASHINGTON - Vietnam and Switzerland have been removed from the list of nations labeled by the U.S. as currency manipulators, reversing a decision made by the Trump administration in December. In its ...
Apr 16, 2021
Preliminary inquiry in September for ex-PQ leader Boisclair charged with sex assault
MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair will have a preliminary hearing on sex assault charges on Sept. 30.Boisclair was not present in court today as the inquiry date was set for cha...
Apr 16, 2021
Olympic shot putters forced to create 'new atmosphere' during pandemic
TORONTO - The cavernous Toronto Track and Field Centre was all but empty, and far too quiet for Brittany Crew and Sarah Mitton. So the Canadian shot putters blasted music. Some officials wrinkled thei...
Apr 16, 2021
Leylah Annie Fernandez wins opener for Canada against Serbia at Billie Jean King Cup
KRALJEVO, Serbia - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez beat Serbia's Olga Danilovic 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the opener of their Billie Jean King Cup playoff tie on Friday.Fernandez, the top-ranked singles player...
Apr 16, 2021
CF Montreal enters 2021 season with new name, new coach and overhauled roster
Patrice Bernier will be watching CF Montreal with interest this season, wondering what its overhauled roster will look like under new coach Wilfried Nancy. The 41-year-old Bernier, a Montreal stalwart...
Apr 16, 2021
UK military prepares for big role in Prince Philip's funeral
WINDSOR, England - British soldiers, sailors and air force personnel were practicing, polishing and making final preparations Friday for Prince Philip's funeral, a martial but personal service that wi...
Apr 16, 2021
'In the Heights' to open Tribeca Film Festival in June
NEW YORK - The big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" will kick off the Tribeca Film Festival on June 9, two days before the film opens in theatres and begins streaming. Set in...
Apr 16, 2021
