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Profs hope Ontario campus vaccine mandates will have 'domino' effect across Canada
TORONTO - The decisions of several top-tier universities to make COVID-19 vaccination a requirement to return to campus is putting added pressure on holdouts to follow suit, with some professors hopin...
Aug 13, 2021
TFC's challenge to climb the table grows with visit from league-leading New England
TORONTO - It's first against worst Saturday as the league-leading New England Revolution visit Toronto FC. New England (12-3-4) comes into the game with 40 points, 25 ahead of 27th-place Toronto (3-9-...
Aug 13, 2021
UPDATE: Two men escape from corrections facility in Pinehouse
UPDATE: larongeNOW has learn that as of 9:10 a.m. this morning, William John Loyer and Grant James Reeves have been located and were arrested without incident. Thank you to the public for their assist...
Aug 13, 2021
Tsitsipas cruises into National Bank Open semifinals with win over Ruud
Stefanos Tsitsipas is through to the semifinals at the National Bank Open in Toronto after beating Casper Ruud of Norway 6-1, 6-4. The No. 3 seed from Greece jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, winning 2...
Aug 13, 2021
Brewers win Highway 3 Championship
In a game that was neck-and-neck down the stretch, and would eventually be decided by a late home run, the Birch Hills Brewers emerged victorious Thursday night to win the Labatts Cup in front of a ho...
Aug 13, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers
Ottawa will require federal employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, marking an "evolution" in the government's position on vaccine m...
Aug 13, 2021
Leave blueberries for animals, Parks Canada tells pickers on St. John's landmark
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - People in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital are tossing their plastic buckets in exasperation after a request from Parks Canada to stop picking blueberries on Signal Hill. The fed...
Aug 13, 2021
Atletico Ottawa finally gets to play at home, offering fans a deal on tickets
More than 18 months after joining the Canadian Premier League, Atletico Ottawa finally gets to play at home Saturday. Atletico hosts HFX Wanderers FC at TD Place Stadium, the latest stop on an expansi...
Aug 13, 2021
DC military base on lockdown after report of armed person
WASHINGTON (AP) - A military base in Washington has been placed on lockdown after a report that an armed person was spotted on the base. Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling posted a note on its Facebook page...
Aug 13, 2021
Former federal defence minister Paul Hellyer dies at 98
Paul Theodore Hellyer, the influential former federal defence minister, has died at the age of 98. Hellyer fell and struck his head on June 19, losing the ability to walk and temporarily losing the ab...
Aug 13, 2021
