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COVID-19 pandemic an opportunity to reform Quebec's devastated long-term care homes
MONTREAL - The COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec was marked by images from long-term care homes: isolated seniors peering out from windows, bodies in zippered bags on stretchers exiting imposing brick build...
Jan 04, 2021
Malaysia coroner rules out others in French-Irish teen death
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian coroner ruled Monday the death of a French-Irish teen, whose body was found near a Malaysian jungle resort where she vanished while on holiday, was most likely a m...
Jan 03, 2021
Jets fire coach Adam Gase after 2 seasons of failed offence
NEW YORK - The New York Jets have fired coach Adam Gase, ending a frustrating and disappointing tenure after just two loss-filled seasons. Hired by the Jets in January 2019, Gase went 9-23 with New Yo...
Jan 03, 2021
Helicopter crash victims identified as parents, two children in family of seven
DEBOLT, Alta. - Four people who died in a helicopter crash on New Year's Day were identified by loved ones Sunday as members of a strong and loving farm family from a tight-knit community in northern ...
Jan 03, 2021
Wolford, defence lead Rams past Streveler, Cardinals 18-7, into playoffs
INGLEWOOD, Calif. - John Wolford passed for 231 yards and rushed for 56 more in his NFL debut, and the Los Angeles Rams are headed to the playoffs with an 18-7 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Su...
Jan 03, 2021
Calgary Flames get to work in short training camp for shortened NHL season
CALGARY - Who will be the regular defensive partner of Flames captain Mark Giordano in a shortened season? It's among many questions that need to be answered in a short Calgary Flames training camp th...
Jan 03, 2021
NHL teams getting ready for season-long sprint: 'It's going to be different'
The sprint to the NHL's 56-game finish line started in earnest Sunday. The seven teams that missed out on the league's summer restart to a 2019-20 season brought to a screeching halt in March by the C...
Jan 03, 2021
Canada renews rivalry with Russia in world junior hockey championship semifinal
It seems like Canada's road to gold at the world junior men's hockey championship often runs through Russia, given each country's hockey pedigree. The two rivals square off in Monday's semifinal in Ed...
Jan 03, 2021
B.C. approves NHL games, becoming second province to OK play
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have been given the go ahead to play in British Columbia this season. B.C. Premier John Horgan announced the news on Twitter on Sunday, saying he had spoken to team o...
Jan 03, 2021
Canada renews rivalry with Russia in world junior hockey championship semifinal
It seems like Canada's road to gold at the world junior men's hockey championship often runs through Russia, given each country's hockey pedigree. The two rivals square off in Monday's semifinal in Ed...
Jan 03, 2021