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Students anxious for more time as federal loan repayment freeze winds down
As the six-month freeze on federal student loan payments nears its end, students are calling for an extension of the measure they say offered relief from the financial pressures of the pandemic. Bryn ...
Sep 18, 2020
Akeem Garcia, Marco Bustos and Kyle Bekker up for CPL's Player of the Year Award
CHARLOTTETOWN - HFX Wanderers forward Akeem Garcia and midfielders Marco Bustos of Pacific FC and Kyle Bekker of Forge FC are finalists for the Canadian Premier League Player of the Year Award. T...
Sep 18, 2020
Silver lining? Cases of infectious diseases plunge amid anti-COVID measures
TORONTO - Lockdowns and other tough measures implemented to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a dramatic decline in other infectious illnesses such as influenza and sexually transmitte...
Sep 18, 2020
Egyptian, Mexican, Moldovan exit in race for top post at WTO
GENEVA - World Trade Organization member countries on Friday trimmed a list of candidates vying to become the next director-general from eight to five. They ejected applicants from Egypt, Mexico and M...
Sep 18, 2020
AP source: Antetokounmpo wins 2nd straight NBA MVP award
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Giannis Antetokounmpo's historic year earned him a historic awards sweep. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Milwaukee forward is the NBA's Most Valuable Player...
Sep 18, 2020
Partial closure of Canada-U.S. border extended to Oct. 21
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the partial closure of the border with the United States is being extended another month, to Oct. 21. Crossings of the border have been largely restrict...
Sep 18, 2020
Wolfpack formalize pledge to make good on missed wages if returned to Super League
The Toronto Wolfpack continued their lobbying campaign to return to Super League with a pledge Friday to meet all outstanding payroll commitments if accepted back into England's top flight under ...
Sep 18, 2020
Singh blasts Trudeau, O'Toole for helping big business, super-rich during pandemic
OTTAWA - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is accusing his Liberal and Conservative counterparts of doing the bidding of big business during the pandemic. Singh takes the swipe at Prime Minister Justi...
Sep 18, 2020
Case against man accused of threatening PM in Rideau Hall incident put off again
OTTAWA - A Manitoba man accused of threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an incident at Rideau Hall has had his case put off until Oct. 16. Corey Hurren is accused of ramming his truck through ...
Sep 18, 2020
Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov turns to music to express himself
Struggling to express what it's like to be a professional tennis player, Canada's Denis Shapovalov has found his voice in music. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., had his second rap single come out ...
Sep 18, 2020
