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Sources: CFL players will have ability to opt out of shortened 2020 season
TORONTO - CFL players uncomfortable with participating in a shortened '20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic will have the right to opt out without penalty. The CFL and CFL Player...
Jul 21, 2020
NHL names Draisaitl, MacKinnon, Panarin as finalists for Hart Trophy
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and New York Rangers left-wing Artemi Panarin are the three finalists for the 2020 Hart Trophy. The awarded...
Jul 21, 2020
City council approves zoning swap to spur new development in Timberlands
Red Deer city council has approved the rezoning of two sections of land in the Timberlands neighbourhood in a bid to incentivize further development in the area.On Monday, council gave second and thir...
Jul 21, 2020
Alberta to announce school re-entry plan this afternoon
The provincial government is set to make a major announcement this afternoon. Premier Jason Kenney and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange will update Albertans on the school re-entry plan for the 202...
Jul 21, 2020
More woes for Whitecaps as starting goalkeeper is sidelined with broken thumb
The Vancouver Whitecaps' depleted roster took another blow Tuesday with news that starting goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau has a broken left thumb. Crepeau was injured in a 54th-minute goalmouth c...
Jul 21, 2020
'I have to see': Trump threatens to linger longer, regardless of November vote
WASHINGTON - Because it's 2020, anyone anxious about this fall's presidential election has a new problem to worry about: the possibility that a defeated Donald Trump won't be willing to leave the West...
Jul 21, 2020
Manitoba and Saskatchewan offer financial support to be chosen as CFL hub
WINNIPEG - A bidding war erupted Monday as the governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan offered up public money to convince the Canadian Football League to set up a one-city, abbreviated season. Manit...
Jul 21, 2020
Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump acknowledged a "big flareup" of COVID-19 cases, but divisions between the White House and Senate Republicans and differences with Democrats posed fresh challenges f...
Jul 21, 2020
US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Tuesday accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firm...
Jul 21, 2020
Toronto FC ties New England 0-0, advances at MLS is Back Tournament
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Toronto FC tied the New England Revolution 0-0 Tuesday morning to book its ticket to the round of 16 at the MLS is Back Tournament Toronto remained atop Group C with...
Jul 21, 2020