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Montreal Impact return to training centre for individual outdoor workouts
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact returned to their training centre Monday for their first individual outdoor practice sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Impact players had been training on their...
May 25, 2020
Jimmy Cobb, 'Kind of Blue' drummer for Miles Davis, dies
Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. His wife, ...
May 25, 2020
Packed parks like Bellwoods avoidable with better communication, experts say
Images of a downtown Toronto park packed with young people seemingly flaunting physical distancing guidelines designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 have drawn sharp criticism from both politicians a...
May 25, 2020
Council of the Federation: COVID-19 prompts Quebec to put off premiers' meeting
Quebec is postponing the Council of the Federation meeting it was set to host this summer because of COVID-19. The summer premiers' gathering was set to take place from July 22 to July 24 at the Chate...
May 25, 2020
Those returning to work can get tested for COVID-19, two new cases in province
There are two new cases of COVID-19 in the northern half of Saskatchewan. With one new case in the Far North and one in the North, there are 634 total cases of COVID-19 in the province.Of those cases,...
May 25, 2020
Fort à la Corne wildfire contained
The English Creek wildfire at Fort la Corne is now contained.Previously the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said while the blaze had been measured more accurately at 41,360 hectares it was no...
May 25, 2020
Whitecaps 'keeper Maxime Crepeau dreaming about being back on the soccer pitch
It's been 80 days since the Vancouver Whitecaps last saw action, so goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau can be forgiven for dreaming about soccer. But for the 26-year-old Canadian international from Candiac, Qu...
May 25, 2020
Brian May reveals recent heart attack, says he's good now
LONDON - Queen guitarist Brian May says he recently had three stents put in after experiencing "a small heart attack." May said Monday in an Instagram video that the stents were put in after his docto...
May 25, 2020
German court ruling clears the way to settle VW diesel cases
KARLSRUHE, Germany - A German court has ruled that Volkswagen must buy back cars from owners of its diesel cars equipped with software that evaded emissions testing - but consumers must accept the cur...
May 25, 2020
Payments for CERB top $40 billion as feds open doors for commercial rent help
OTTAWA - A key federal benefit for Canadians out of work, or seeing large drops in their earnings, in the COVID-19 pandemic has paid out over $40 billion in emergency aid. Federal figures posted Monda...
May 25, 2020