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Blue Jays stop six-game losing skid with 6-3 win in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - The Toronto Blue Jays finally stopped the bleeding Sunday with a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Six stellar innings from starting pitcher Taijuan Walker, followed by a two...
Sep 20, 2020

Shapovalov loses to Schwartzman in Italian Open semifinals
ROME - Canadian Denis Shapovalov's steady run at the Italian Open ended Sunday with a semifinal loss to Diego Schwartzman of Argentina. The No. 8-seeded Schwartzman beat Shapovalov 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 ...
Sep 20, 2020

Lightning the latest to learn Dallas Stars' defence can be downright offensive
EDMONTON - The Tampa Bay Lightning are the latest team in the NHL playoffs to discover how much the Dallas Stars' defence can be, well, downright offensive. The Stars scored twice via defenders j...
Sep 20, 2020

WNBA postpones game between Storm and Lynx due to COVID-19
BRADENTON, Fla. - The opener of the WNBA playoff series between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx was postponed nearly 90 minutes before its scheduled tipoff Sunday because of inconclusive COVI...
Sep 20, 2020

Easier COVID-19 testing process available to children in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - There is a new COVID-19 test available for school-aged children and it's as simple as gargling.The saline gargle test was announced Thursday (Sept. 17) by B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer D...
Sep 20, 2020

Addressing anti-mask protests poses a challenge for leaders, experts say
MONTREAL - Quebec's COVID-19 case numbers hit their highest numbers since the end of May this weekend, but Alexandre Laberge-Ayotte wasn't worried. Laberge-Ayotte and a handful of other protester...
Sep 20, 2020

'Everything has changed': N.B. doctor describes racism after COVID-19 outbreak
After months of harassment and racist remarks, the doctor at the centre of a COVID-19 controversy that rocked New Brunswick says his life has been changed entirely. Dr. Jean Robert Ngola, a ...
Sep 20, 2020

Judge agrees to delay US gov't restrictions on WeChat
NEW YORK - A judge has approved a request from a group of U.S. WeChat users to delay looming federal government restrictions that could effectively make the popular app nearly impossible to use. In a ...
Sep 20, 2020

Bob Woodward's goal with Trump book 'Rage': 'the best obtainable version of truth'
WASHINGTON, Wash. - "I hope you're recording this, so you get it down," Bob Woodward says, nary a hint of irony in his voice. Indeed, relying solely on notes for a conversation with the celebrat...
Sep 20, 2020

New tools, ideas needed to speed up housing strategy funding, CMHC president says
OTTAWA - The national housing strategy will need new tools to move more quickly from ideas to finished projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the head of the federal housing agency. The Canada Ho...
Sep 20, 2020