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Fake injury, glitches: Madrid Open tennis tries COVID gaming
So here's a dose of realism - or surrealism - for the first video game tournament of the coronavirus pandemic involving professional tennis players: A match supposedly was postponed Monday because of ...
Apr 27, 2020

Conservatives eager to push Liberals on COVID-19 response as Commons resumes
OTTAWA - The House of Commons is set to reconvene Tuesday in virtual form with opposition MPs eager to press the minority Liberal government on its COVID-19 response. Conservative Leader Andrew S...
Apr 27, 2020

Participating in Tackle Hunger program has meaning for Argos' lineman Campbell
TORONTO - The Purolator Tackle Hunger program is one that's near and dear to Jamal Campbell's heart. Growing up, the hulking Toronto Argonauts offensive lineman's family sometimes had to go to&nb...
Apr 27, 2020

Whitecaps' sale of face masks to boost Vancouver Aquarium going gangbusters
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps had sold more than 57,000 masks as of Monday morning with all net proceeds going to help the financially troubled Vancouver Aquarium. The MLS team sa...
Apr 27, 2020

AP source: Bulls hiring 76ers' Eversley as general manager
CHICAGO - The Chicago Bulls have hired Philadelphia 76ers executive Marc Eversley to replace the fired Gar Forman as general manager and work under new top basketball executive Arturas Karnisovas, a p...
Apr 27, 2020

Researchers scramble to inform doctors of COVID-19 risk to LGBTQ
OTTAWA - A group of researchers at the University of Toronto are rapidly trying to educate health-care workers about the barriers LGBTQ people face to accessing care during the COVID-19 crisis. T...
Apr 27, 2020

RCMP arrest 13 in Wetaskiwin, lay drug and firearm-related charges
Thirteen people were arrested last week after RCMP raided a residence in Wetaskiwin.Maskwacis RCMP, with assistance from members at Wetaskiwin detachment, executed a search warrant on April 23, and ar...
Apr 27, 2020

Relatives, legal experts say N.S. should begin work on inquiry into mass killing
HALIFAX - Nova Scotians struggling with the devastating aftermath of a mass shooting are looking for a firm commitment from the province's leaders to set up a public inquiry to help answer a...
Apr 27, 2020

Former Humboldt Bronco Graysen Cameron to play for Northland College
ASHLAND, Wis. - Graysen Cameron, who broke his back in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash two years ago, has committed to play NCAA hockey for Northland College in Wisconsin. The 20-year-old from Old...
Apr 27, 2020

Ottawa helping guide, but not dictating, provincial reopening plans: Trudeau
With Canada's two most populous provinces poised to outline plans for a gradual return to normalcy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that Ottawa will help guide, but not dictate, how pro...
Apr 27, 2020