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Federal government remains concerned about Blue Jays, MLB teams crossing border
OTTAWA - A top Canadian government health official says the Toronto Blue Jays' revised plan for home games is improved, but that there are still concerns about the proposal. Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada's ...
Jul 17, 2020
California governor outlines strict guidelines for schools
SAN FRANCISCO - California Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out strict criteria Friday for school reopenings that makes it unlikely the vast majority of districts will have classroom instruction in the fall as ...
Jul 17, 2020
Five new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba, all linked to Hutterite colony
WINNIPEG - Manitoba health officials are reporting five new COVID-19 cases, all on a Hutterite colony. The government says the new infections are of a man and a woman in their 60s, a man and a woman i...
Jul 17, 2020
Njoo tells young people to 'party' at a distance to help keep COVID-19 down
OTTAWA - Singing and dancing in close quarters is not the way to party this summer, Canada's deputy public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo said Friday. Njoo urged younger people to stop jamming bars an...
Jul 17, 2020
Challenge Cup to resume next month but questions remains over the field
Rugby league's Coral Challenge Cup will resume next month with sixth-round matches including the Toronto Wolfpack. The final of the knockout competition, which was originally scheduled for this weeken...
Jul 17, 2020
2 men charged in assault on Black man at Indiana lake
INDIANAPOLIS - Two men were charged Friday after a Black man said a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to "get a noose" after claiming that he and his friends had trespassed on private pr...
Jul 17, 2020
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck named a finalist for Vezina Trophy
NEW YORK - Connor Hellebuyck of the Winnipeg Jets, Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins and Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning are the three finalists for the 2019-20 Vezina Trophy, awarded&nbs...
Jul 17, 2020
Newborn care unit at Vancouver hospital shut down by COVID-19 outbreak
VANCOUVER - A newborn intensive care unit at a Vancouver hospital is the site of the latest COVID-19 outbreak in B.C. Vancouver Coastal Health, which administers health-care services for much of ...
Jul 17, 2020
Defence wants 5 to 9 years for former nightclub employee guilty of sex assaults
EDMONTON - The defence lawyer representing a former Edmonton nightclub employee convicted of sexual assault says his client should serve between five and nine years in prison. Matthew McKnight, w...
Jul 17, 2020
A mixed bag of weather will produce some sun, rain and possible storms
A gloomy looking weather forecast over the next week may not be as bad as it looks at first glance.Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang told northeastNOW while there is plent...
Jul 17, 2020