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MLS playoffs to open Nov. 20 with 17 matches ending with Dec. 12 MLS Cup final
TORONTO - MLS teams will have time to prepare for the playoffs after the regular season closes Sunday. But the schedule will be compressed with the 17-match, 23-day post-season kicking off after the N...
Nov 06, 2020
Stars long gone, but intriguing names still available in NHL free agency
NHL free agency during the COVID-19 pandemic was always going to be different. The salary cap staying at US$81.5 million, less money in the system because of a drastic drop in revenues, and the uncert...
Nov 06, 2020
Hubbard, Ogbongbemiga don't have time to feel bad about Cowboys' first loss of season
Canadians Chuba Hubbard and Amen Ogbongbemiga and the remainder of the Oklahoma State Cowboys don't have the luxury of time to lament their first loss of the season. Texas knocked then No. 6-ranked Ok...
Nov 06, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Nunavut's first case of COVID-19 confirmed in Sanikiluaq
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer has confirmed the territory's first case of COVID-19. Michael Patterson says in a news release that the confirmed case is in the Hudson Bay com...
Nov 06, 2020
P.A. child care facility closed due to COVID-19 case
A COVID-19 case at a Prince Albert child care facility has forced its closure until further notice.The Early Learning Centre at Hopes Home received confirmation on Tuesday, Nov. 3 of a positive case a...
Nov 06, 2020
Fourth person charged in Dylan Chretien murder case
A 42-year-old woman from Prince Albert has now joined the list of people charged in connection to last year's death of Dylan Chretien.Christy Roy is facing a charge of second degree murder. She appear...
Nov 06, 2020
Airlines' 'bait-and-switch' strategy lures customers to flights that never take off
OTTAWA - Rob Przybylski and Courtney Ross were slated to wrap up the month on a Costa Rican beach, sipping sugarcane cocktails with friends and family as they celebrated their wedding. Instead, the Os...
Nov 06, 2020
Raonic advances to Paris Masters semifinals with close win over Humbert
PARIS - Canada's Milos Raonic advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters tennis tournament Friday with a nervy 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) win over France's Ugo Humbert. Raonic, the 10th seed from Tho...
Nov 06, 2020
Aces president confident Ottawa rugby team can succeed despite startup delay
Despite having to delay the Ottawa Aces' debut until 2022, president/chairman Eric Perez is confident his new rugby league team has staying power. He knows the timing of the Aces' announcement is unfo...
Nov 06, 2020
Canadians upset Northern Ireland at BetVictor World Cup of Darts in Austria
SALZBURG, Austria - Unseeded Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell upset fourth-seeded Northern Ireland 5-2 Friday in first-round action at the BetVictor World Cup of Dar...
Nov 06, 2020
