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NHL players take assortment of creature comforts with them to hub cities
Coffee, pillows, musical instruments, golf clubs, family photos and a lot of video game gear accompany NHL players as they head into relative isolation. The 24 teams playing for th...
Jul 26, 2020
NHL players, staff arrive in Edmonton, Toronto ahead of restart
TORONTO - It's move-in day for NHL players in Toronto and Edmonton. Twenty-four teams are scheduled to enter bubbles in the two Canadian cities today in advance of the league's restart. Players a...
Jul 26, 2020
Activists will strike as calls continue for a public inquiry into N.S. massacre
Women's rights advocates in Atlantic Canada are calling on people across the country to join a brief general strike on Monday to demand a public inquiry into the deadly mass shootings that t...
Jul 26, 2020
Akindele's goal gives Orlando City a 1-0 win over Montreal
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Canadian international Tesho Akindele scored in the 60th minute and Orlando City advanced to the quarterfinals of the MLS is Back tournament with a 1-0 victory over the Montre...
Jul 25, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC beats Wizards DG to win second straight esports tournament
Raptors Uprising GC dispatched Wizards District Gaming on Saturday to win The Turn - a US$260,000 esports tournament. Toronto won Game 1 of the best-of-three final 5...
Jul 25, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 25
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5 p.m. on July 25, 2020: There are 113,571 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 58,414 confirmed (including 5,666 deaths, 50,713 resolved...
Jul 25, 2020
Manhunt continues in Nova Scotia for attempted murder suspect
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Police in Nova Scotia are investigating possible sightings of a suspect accused of attempting to murder a police officer by stabbing him in the neck. Bridgewater police s...
Jul 25, 2020
Leafs eager to see what NHL bubble life has in store: 'Expect the unexpected'
TORONTO - John Tavares had yet to finish packing. Tyson Barrie never bothered to empty his suitcase after arriving back in town to begin preparations for an NHL restart that w...
Jul 25, 2020
Lowe's eighth-inning triple propels Rays over Blue Jays 4-1
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Brandon Lowe's two-run triple snapped an eighth-inning tie and sent the Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Saturday. Lowe, a first-time AL All-Star in 2019, hit a ...
Jul 25, 2020
Two suspects sought related to Innisfail armed robbery
Innisfail RCMP are seeking public assistance to identify a pair of suspects involved in an armed robbery.Mounties say the incident occurred at the Innisfail Hotel's Zoo Bar at around 11:15 p.m. on Jul...
Jul 25, 2020