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Latest COVID update Jan. 10: No new deaths, other data delayed
In a day where no new COVID deaths were reported, a staffing problem caused a delay in the usual data.In a news release Sunday, the Ministry of Health reported that an 'unexpected, one-day staffing is...
Jan 10, 2021
Canadian international Cyle Larin scores again for Turkey's Besiktas
ANTAKYA, Turkey - On the heels of a four-goal performance midweek, Canadian international Cyle Larin scored again Sunday in Besiktas' 2-2 tie at Hatayspor.The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont., tied the...
Jan 10, 2021
Spurs show no mercy to 8th-tier Marine, Crawley stuns Leeds
The biggest mismatch in the FA Cup's 150-year history delivered a predictably brutal result as Tottenham showed no mercy to an eighth-tier opponent whose lineup featured a garbage collector and a fact...
Jan 10, 2021
Canucks cancel practice, workouts due to potential COVID-19 exposure
The Vancouver Canucks have cancelled their training camp practices and workouts Sunday due to potential exposure to COVID-19.The Canucks said in a release the cancellation was made "out of abundance o...
Jan 10, 2021
Forced to travel during pandemic, Nunavut women want birthing services at home
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In October, Collette Nilaulak gave birth, alone, to her third child in a hospital room about 1,200 kilometres from her home in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Pandemic restrictions meant one...
Jan 10, 2021
Canada joins allies in condemning latest Hong Kong arrests by China
2OTTAWA - Canada's foreign affairs minister is joining counterparts from the U.S., Britain and Australia in condemning last week's mass arrest of politicians and pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.F...
Jan 10, 2021
Canada joins allies in condemning latest Hong Kong arrests by China
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign affairs minister is joining counterparts from the U.S., Britain and Australia in condemning last week's mass arrest of politicians and pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. F...
Jan 10, 2021
Lions sign all-star defensive back Marcus Sayles to three-year deal
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed free agent defensive back Marcus Sayles to a three-year contract. In 34 games over two seasons (2018-19) with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the native of Alpharetta...
Jan 10, 2021
Forced to travel during pandemic, Nunavut women want birthing services at home
IQALUIT, Nunavut - In October, Collette Nilaulak gave birth, alone, to her third child in a hospital room about 1,200 kilometres from her home in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Pandemic restrictions meant one...
Jan 10, 2021
NHLers know not everyone's happy they're playing: 'We're not blind'
Connor McDavid knows what it looks like to some. Millionaire hockey players travelling province to province for games when everyone else is asked to refrain from doing anything remotely similar as the...
Jan 10, 2021
