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Canadian Corey Conners tied for second after solid start at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Canada's Corey Conners is tied for second after the morning wave of the first round of the Players Championship. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., shot a 4-under 68 today. He's t...
Mar 11, 2021
Canadian wrestler hopes IOC-China vaccine plan can benefit international community
A Canadian Olympic gold medallist is hopeful a vaccine deal between the International Olympic Committee and China can help the global fight against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Games this summer. Wrest...
Mar 11, 2021
Florida on pace for record number of manatee deaths in 2021
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A combination of cold weather, a decline in seagrass due to development and contaminated waterways have put Florida on pace for its highest number of manatee deaths in a decade...
Mar 11, 2021
As climate fight shifts to oil, Biden faces a formidable foe
CASPER, Wyo. - President Joe Biden's bid to tackle climate change is running straight through the heart of the U.S. oil and gas industry -- a much bigger, more influential foe than Democrats faced whe...
Mar 11, 2021
Toronto FC given bye into CONCACAF Champions League, with Forge FC unable to train
Toronto FC has been given a bye into the CONCACAF Champions League with Forge FC, its opponent in the Canadian Championship final, unable to return to full training. Canada Soccer, which runs the Cana...
Mar 11, 2021
Digital artwork auctions for $69 million amid online craze
LONDON - Christie's says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million, in an unprecedented sale of a digital artwork that fetched more money than physical wo...
Mar 11, 2021
Uber, Lyft team up on database to expose abusive drivers
SAN RAMON, Calif. - Uber and Lyft have teamed up to create a database of drivers ousted from their ride-hailing services for complaints about sexual assault and other crimes that have raised passenger...
Mar 11, 2021
Emperor's mosaic displayed in Italy after stint as NYC table
NEMI, Italy - A looted mosaic that once decorated a ship of the Roman Emperor Caligula and ended up as a coffee table in New York City finally returned home Thursday, as details emerged about the luck...
Mar 11, 2021
Parliament votes to declare entire EU an LGBT 'freedom zone'
BRUSSELS - The European Parliament has overwhelming adopted a resolution declaring the entire 27-member European Union a "freedom zone" for LGBT people, an effort to push back on rising homophobia in ...
Mar 11, 2021
Nova Scotia to restrict possession of police gear almost year after mass shooting
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is introducing restrictions on access to used police gear in reaction to last year's mass shooting by a gunman who wore an RCMP uniform and drove a replica police ...
Mar 11, 2021
