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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, May 29, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday May 29, 2021. There are 1,376,734 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,376,734 confirmed cases (37,808 active, 1...
May 29, 2021

Racism directed at Ethan Bear sparks jump in donations to Beckie Scott's Spirit North
Two Canadian athletes from different worlds met Saturday because of a combination of the best and the worst in human nature.Olympic cross-country ski champion Beckie Scott, who is the chief executive ...
May 29, 2021

Health Canada extends expiry of thousands of AstraZeneca shots by an additional month
TORONTO - Health Canada says it is extending the expiry date for thousands of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses by a month. The federal department says it made the decision to help use up exis...
May 29, 2021

Dancing like there's no COVID-19: Paris hosts test concert
PARIS (AP) - Thousands of people, masked and tested for the coronavirus, packed inside a Paris arena for a concert Saturday as part of a public health experiment to prepare France to host big events a...
May 29, 2021

Toronto FC goes into the international break with questions on and off the field
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Toronto FC goes into Major League Soccer's international break with plenty of troubling questions on and off the field.Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Columbus Crew dropped Toronto's recor...
May 29, 2021

Toronto FC says it plans talks over future of disgruntled striker Jozy Altidore
Toronto FC says it plans to use the international break to determine the future of disgruntled star striker Jozy Altidore with the club. News that the U.S. international was at odds with TFC emerged t...
May 29, 2021

Dancing like there's no COVID-19: Paris hosts test concert
PARIS (AP) - Thousands of people, masked and tested for the coronavirus, packed inside a Paris arena for a concert Saturday as part of a public health experiment to prepare France to host big events a...
May 29, 2021

Group: Spot where car hit 'School of Rock' actor is unsafe
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago intersection where an actor who appeared in the movie "School of Rock" was killed while riding his bicycle was flagged three years ago by a traffic safety group as "notoriou...
May 29, 2021

Quebec reports 410COVID-19 cases following the first night without curfew.
Quebec is reporting 410 new cases of COVID-19 today following the first night without the long-standing curfew meant to curb virus spread. The provincial government lifted the nighttime curfew that ha...
May 29, 2021

Canada coach John Herdman picks squad for crucial CONACACF World Cup qualifiers
Coach John Herdman has chosen his troops for a crucial World Cup qualifying stretch in June that could see Canada advance to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying.With injuries, form and availability...
May 29, 2021