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COVID-19 deaths in long-term care reveal need for home supports: advocates
VANCOUVER - The devastating toll of COVID-19 on long-term care residents in Canada has underscored the need for increased public funding for home care, advocates say. Most seniors want to stay at home...
Jan 23, 2021
No Matthews, No Problem: Minus their star centre, Maple Leafs down Oilers 4-2
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs needed all hands on deck without two-thirds of their top line. Minus both Auston Matthews and Joe Thornton, Toronto didn't miss a beat Friday. John Tavares scored the winner ...
Jan 22, 2021
Powell, Raptors regroup after blowing lead, beat Heat 101-81
TAMPA, Fla. - Norman Powell scored 23 points, OG Anunoby added 21 and the Toronto Raptors recovered in the second half after blowing a 21-point lead to beat the Miami Heat 101-81 on Friday night. Pasc...
Jan 22, 2021
Bus heading to Grand Canyon rolls over; 1 dead, 2 critical
PHOENIX - A Las Vegas-based tour bus heading to the Grand Canyon rolled over in northwestern Arizona on Friday, killing one person and critically injuring two others, authorities said. The cause of th...
Jan 22, 2021
Couple charged after travelling to Yukon to get COVID-19 vaccine
WHITEHORSE - A cabinet minister says a couple from outside Yukon travelled to a remote community in the territory this week and received doses of COVID-19 vaccine.Community Services Minister John Stre...
Jan 22, 2021
Thousands of Hong Kongers locked down to contain coronavirus
HONG KONG - Thousands of Hong Kong residents were locked down Saturday in an unprecedented move to contain a worsening outbreak in the city, authorities said. Hong Kong has been grappling to contain a...
Jan 22, 2021
Canada's Nick Taylor in the mix at PGA's The American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. - Canada's Nick Taylor shot a second round of 6-under 66 Friday to put him in the mix at the PGA's The American Express. Taylor, from Abbotsford, B.C., was in second place among Frid...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden orders review of domestic violent extremism threat
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has directed law enforcement and intelligence officials in his administration to study the threat of domestic violent extremism in the United States, an undertaking be...
Jan 22, 2021
New entrepreneurial training program set to launch
Community Futures Centra Alberta, in partnership with the Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network (CARIN), is launching a new program for entrepreneurs in the community to provide residents with a...
Jan 22, 2021
Dabrowski plans to 'wing it' with new partner as hard 14-day quarantine limits plans
Gabriela Dabrowski's original plan for the Australian swing was to practise with her new doubles partner and get some training in during a two-week quarantine period in Melbourne. A hard hotel room lo...
Jan 22, 2021