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Quebec cities face new COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario contends with testing backlog
Quebec reported 16 more deaths Thursday as it began the first day of new restrictions meant to flatten a spike in COVID-19 infections, while Ontario was dealing with a backlog of more than 82,000 test...
Oct 01, 2020

Winger Michael Petrasso signs two-year extension with York 9 FC of the CPL
TORONTO - Winger Michael Petrasso has re-signed with York 9 FC for the 2021 and 2022 Canadian Premier League seasons. The 25-year-old from Woodbridge, Ont., joined the Toronto-based side in January af...
Oct 01, 2020

Prescribed burn north of Blue River
PRINCE GEORGE-Smoke may be visible today (Oct 1) as the BC Wildfire Service and BC Timber Sales staff conduct a prescribed burn 20 kms north of Blue River on the west side of Hwy.5.The burn will cover...
Oct 01, 2020

Raptors: Scotiabank Arena won't host U.S. voter registration due to COVID-19
TORONTO - Scotiabank Arena won't be used for voter registration for the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election due to concerns around COVID-19.The Toronto Raptors had planned to open their home arena so Am...
Oct 01, 2020

Suburban NY diocese files for bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits
A Roman Catholic diocese in New York City's suburbs Thursday became the largest in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy, seeking to protect itself from a torrent of lawsuits filed after the state suspended ...
Oct 01, 2020

Former Wales rugby coach Rob Howley grateful for second chance, thanks to Canada
Rob Howley is in lockdown at home in Wales these days, thanks to recent heightened COVID-19 restrictions. But the former Wales star scrum half and coach sees a brighter future. And for the first time ...
Oct 01, 2020

Kenin takes a while to win, Djokovic breezes into 3rd round
PARIS - Once Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin got going, she kept going - right into the third round of the French Open. The fourth-seeded American started slowly Thursday under a closed roof on C...
Oct 01, 2020

Ottawa to host fanless Skate Canada International Grand Prix, Oct. 30-Nov. 1
OTTAWA - Nam Nguyen and ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier headline the field for Skate Canada International that will be held with no fans due to COVID-19. The Grand Prix event will ...
Oct 01, 2020

Judge says government's suit over Bolton book can proceed
WASHINGTON - A judge ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration can move forward with its lawsuit against former national security adviser John Bolton over that his tell-all book, which officials...
Oct 01, 2020

RCMP officers describe chaotic scene, concern for safety after Fredericton shootings
FREDERICTON - Members of an RCMP team who responded to a mass killing in Fredericton two years ago have described a chaotic scene where they thought their lives could be in danger.Three officers testi...
Oct 01, 2020