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Toronto FC fullback Justin Morrow happy to be back on the training field
Toronto FC fullback Justin Morrow's new normal is driving to the training ground in his soccer uniform, bringing a ball and training cones with him. He has to complete a questionnaire before leaving t...
May 14, 2020
Wanuskewin welcomes first generation of baby bison born on land in nearly 150 years
Wanuskewin Heritage Park is announcing the births of four baby bison, the first calves born on the land since the signing of Treaty 6 in 1876.While nearly 30 million bison once roamed the Great Plains...
May 14, 2020
3 million more US layoffs intensify fears of lasting damage
WASHINGTON - Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak forced more companies to slash jobs even though most states have begun to let some...
May 14, 2020
Forward Shane Wright cements exceptional season with rookie of the year award
TORONTO - Kingston Frontenacs forward Shane Wright has cemented an exceptional season in the Ontario Hockey League by capturing the rookie of the year award. The OHL made the announcement Th...
May 14, 2020
Canucks' Demko says being off the ice during pandemic can be 'overwhelming'
Thatcher Demko doesn't have many complaints about his personal circumstance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Holed up just outside San Diego, Calif., the Vancouver Canucks goalie has been enjoying t...
May 14, 2020
UK government keen on EPL resuming in June, with conditions
MANCHESTER, England - The Premier League received government backing on Thursday to resume next month - if games become more accessible to fans shut out of stadiums and the world's richest soccer comp...
May 14, 2020
Premier Francois Legault says Montreal not ready to reopen schools, businesses
MONTREAL - With the COVID-19 situation in Montreal still very fragile, the Quebec government said Thursday that elementary schools in the greater Montreal area will remain closed until late August. Pr...
May 14, 2020
Ontario stage one reopening includes stores, surgeries, tennis, dog grooming
TORONTO - Ontarians will be able to go shopping, play golf or tennis, and get their dogs groomed - but not visit family - starting next week as stage one of the province's reopening kicks in, Premier ...
May 14, 2020
Beckett Cypher, 21-year-old son of Melissa Etheridge, dies
LOS ANGELES - Melissa Etheridge said Wednesday that her son Beckett Cypher has died. Etheridge released a statement saying opioid addiction was behind Cypher's death. "Today I joined the hundreds of t...
May 14, 2020
Rare baby owl now being reared by its parents in unique B.C. breeding program
LANGLEY, B.C. - Members of a unique program in Langley, B.C., are celebrating the successful hatching of a northern spotted owl chick, bolstering a population that numbers fewer than 10 of the bi...
May 14, 2020
