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Arizona taps Gonzaga's Lloyd to lead men's basketball team
Arizona has hired longtime Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as its men's basketball coach. The school said Wednesday that Lloyd will receive a five-year contract, pending approval by the Arizona Board of...
Apr 14, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. There are 1,087,152 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,087,152 confirmed cases (80,201 act...
Apr 14, 2021
Liberal MP caught stark naked during House of Commons video conference
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP was caught wearing his birthday suit in the virtual House of Commons. William Amos, who has represented the Quebec riding of Pontiac since 2015, appeared on the screens of his fe...
Apr 14, 2021
Work on new Calgary Flames arena paused due to budgetary issues
CALGARY - Work on a new arena for the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames has been put on hold due to budgetary issues. The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation says it made a presentation to city c...
Apr 14, 2021
Calgary schools to shift to at-home learning for grades 7 to 12
CALGARY - The Alberta government says schools in Calgary will move to at-home learning starting Monday for students in grades 7 to 12.The change, due to COVID-19, is to last for two weeks.Alberta Educ...
Apr 14, 2021
Red Deer records another death from COVID-19, active cases up four
Red Deer has recorded another death from COVID-19.The death of a man in his 80s on April 12 is the city's 35th of the pandemic and is linked to the outbreak at Extendicare Michener Hill.The number of ...
Apr 14, 2021
AP sources: NCAA dumps requirement that transfers sit a year
Starting next season, major college football and basketball players will be permitted to transfer one time before graduating without being required to sit out a year of competition. The NCAA Division ...
Apr 14, 2021
Rings on the Horizon: Tokyo Summer Olympics hit 100 days out marker
After months of question marks, health concerns, event rescheduling, and general ambivalence about an Olympics being held in a pandemic, those famous rings are starting to shine a little brighter on t...
Apr 14, 2021
Premier Francois Legault softens rules for outdoor mask use following criticism
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault softened some rules surrounding outdoor mask wearing on Wednesday, after opposition parties expressed concern about his government's confused messaging. On T...
Apr 14, 2021
Bichette hits 2nd homer in 9th, Blue Jays beat Yankees 5-4
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Bo Bichette homered twice, including a game-ending drive leading off the ninth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the New York Yankees 5-4 on Wednesday. Bichette drove a pit...
Apr 14, 2021