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Leafs' Clifford: 'Playing for a Stanley Cup is better than not playing'
TORONTO - Kyle Clifford has twice felt the euphoria of raising the Stanley Cup over his head. The first time with the Los Angeles Kings back in 2012, he suited up for just three playoff games as&...
May 13, 2020
Serological surveys to look for COVID-19 immunity in Canadian population
Canada's top doctor says too little is known to consider using a newly approved serology test to identify individuals who could be immune to COVID-19 and allow those people to return to work or gather...
May 13, 2020
BC State of Emergency extended
VICTORIA - The provincial state of emergency to support pandemic response in BC has been extended once again. It will stay in effect through the end of the day on May 26."Because of our determination ...
May 13, 2020
Florida governor willing to host teams for restart of sports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida is willing to be a restart site for professional sports leagues, just like Arizona, when play resumes following shutdowns caused by the new coronavirus. "One thing I am goi...
May 13, 2020
UPDATE: 16 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., no new cases in Northern Health
VICTORIA-Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister, Adrian Dix announced 16 new cases of COVID-19 during today's daily update.No new cases of the virus were reported in the North...
May 13, 2020
The first rainbow rug rolled out at a School District 57 school
PRINCE GEORGE - The rainbow-coloured flag is a symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities for many years. A local high school has taken an extra step and conveyed those ey...
May 13, 2020
Nova Scotia premier waiting for feds before determining mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is still not committing to a public inquiry into the shooting rampage that claimed 22 lives last month, saying the province is waiting to see what federal authorities u...
May 13, 2020
Kenney slams China's handling of COVID-19, urges North American 'onshoring'
WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney added his voice to the anti-China chorus Wednesday, savaging the communist republic's handling of the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak and urging Canada...
May 13, 2020
COVID-19 dominates the rhetoric, and the reality, of MPs on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Bright spotlights, metal girders and the stone backdrop of West Block's interior courtyard give the temporary home of the House of Commons the feel of a movie set. Perfect, some have obs...
May 13, 2020
Miller, the first player back at Raptors' OVO Centre, happy to be back on floor
TORONTO - It was unlike any NBA practice he'd ever attended. But two months to the day after the league closed shop due to COVID-19, Malcolm Miller was happy just to be back on the floor wit...
May 13, 2020