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Palace player Zaha racially abused; 12-year-old arrested
BIRMINGHAM, England - A 12-year-old boy was arrested by police after Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha highlighted racist abuse he received ahead of Sunday's Premier League match at Aston Villa. Zah...
Jul 12, 2020
Canada's largest Indigenous police force has never shot anyone dead
TORONTO - In its 26 years of existence, officers with Canada's largest Indigenous police force have never shot and killed anyone and no officer has died in the line of duty, despite a grinding lack of...
Jul 12, 2020
F1 star Hamilton raises right fist in fight against racism
SPIELBERG, Austria - Standing on the podium to celebrate his latest win, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton raised a clenched right fist and then delivered a message to his fellow drivers not t...
Jul 12, 2020
A look at some of the storylines for six Canadian NHL teams set to return
COVID-19 and the threat it poses to the NHL's plan to restart the 2019-20 season remains the overarching storyline as 24 teams prepare to open summer training camps Monday before heading to the hub ci...
Jul 12, 2020
Florida reports largest, single-day increase in Covid cases
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Florida shattered the national record Sunday for the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic, adding more than...
Jul 12, 2020
COVID-19 forces cancellation of Toronto FC match at MLS is Back Tournament
COVID-19 impacted the MLS is Back Tournament again Sunday, with a pair of test results on the eve of kickoff prompting Toronto FC's opening match to be called off. MLS deputy commissioner Ma...
Jul 12, 2020
Florida reports largest, single-day increase in Covid cases
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Florida shattered the national record Sunday for the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic, adding more than...
Jul 12, 2020
Fire Rescue responds to Sunday morning fire
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue was dispatched to a residential fire Sunday morning.At approximately 5:15 a.m., 19 firefighters responded to a single-story residential structure in the 300 b...
Jul 12, 2020
Canadian forward Evelyne Viens savours NWSL debut at Challenge Cup
A prolific goal-scorer in college, Canadian forward Evelyne Viens has kicked off her pro career at the NWSL's Challenge Cup in Utah. And after a stop-start pre-season due to the global pandemic, the 2...
Jul 12, 2020
A look at some of the storylines for six Canadian NHL teams set to return
COVID-19 and the threat it poses to the NHL's plan to restart the 2019-20 season remains the overarching storyline as 24 teams prepare to open summer training camps Monday before heading to the hub ci...
Jul 12, 2020