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Canadian hockey icon Howie Meeker dies at age 97
Howie Meeker, who went from Stanley Cup-winner to Canadian hockey icon as a colourful TV hockey analyst who wore his heart on his sleeve, has died. He was 97.A spokesman for the Toronto Maple Leafs co...
Nov 08, 2020
COVID-19's fall resurgence reaches new daily case highs in Quebec, Ontario
The fall resurgence of COVID-19 is again smashing daily infection records in Quebec and Ontario while devastating outbreaks at two Winnipeg long-term care homes has sparked an investigation. Quebec is...
Nov 08, 2020
Hockey broadcasting legend Howie Meeker dead at 97
NANAIMO - Hockey legend Howie Meeker has died.According to friend and fellow broadcaster Bernie Pascall, Meeker died Sunday morning at Nanaimo General Hospital. He turned 97 last Wednesday.The Toronto...
Nov 08, 2020
Ottawa says federal support for airline industry contingent on refunding customers
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will make any new support for Canada's airline industry during the COVID-19 pandemic contingent on refunds for passengers whose flights were cancelled.Transport...
Nov 08, 2020
Canada's top doctor urging 'collective effort' to squash COVID-19
Canada's chief medical officer of health says the country needs a collective effort to support and sustain the national public health response to COVID-19.On Sunday, Dr. Theresa Tam shared that there ...
Nov 08, 2020
Fabled host of quiz show "Jeopardy!" Alex Trebek dies at age 80 after cancer battle
Alex Trebek, the Canadian-born "Jeopardy!" host who brought his warm demeanour and sharp wit to the quiz show and became a daily presence in living rooms around the world for more than three decades, ...
Nov 08, 2020
Canada's Auger-Aliassime teams with Poland's Hurkacz to win doubles crown in Paris
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first career ATP Tour doubles title Sunday at the Paris Masters. Auger-Aliassime and Poland's Hubert Hurkacz saved five match points in a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (7...
Nov 08, 2020
Canadians beaten by Belgium in quarterfinals of BetVictor World Cup of Darts
SALZBURG, Austria - Unseeded Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 5 Belgium on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the BetVictor World Cup of Da...
Nov 08, 2020
Leaders mark National Indigenous Veterans Day
Sunday, Nov. 8 is National Indigenous Veterans Day.More than 12,000 Indigenous people served in WWI, WWII and the Korean War."They left their homes and families for environments where they faced preju...
Nov 08, 2020
Canadian icon Alex Trebek dies peacefully at 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alex Trebek, who presided over the beloved quiz show "Jeopardy!" for more than 30 years with dapper charm and a touch of school-master strictness, died Sunday. He was 80.Trebek, who...
Nov 08, 2020