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Virus concerns hit Dallas, Columbus as NHL season looms
The NHL said Friday that six Dallas Stars players and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in a development that will push back the opener for the defending Western Conference champions...
Jan 08, 2021
Game on: Manitoba approves NHL in Winnipeg, clearing way for play across Canada
Manitoba has given the green light for the Winnipeg Jets to play home games during the COVID-19 pandemic, the final approval needed for the NHL to play games in all seven Canadian cities this year. Ma...
Jan 08, 2021
Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES - Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with...
Jan 08, 2021
Democracy takes work, Trudeau says in condemning 'violent rioters' incited by Trump
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is again condemning violent rioters he says were incited by U.S. President Donald Trump and other politicians on Capitol Hill this week.Speaking outside his resi...
Jan 08, 2021
5 nations want Iran to deliver justice on downed plane
COPENHAGEN - The countries whose citizens were killed when Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner said Friday they want Iran "to deliver justice and make sure Iran makes full reparations to ...
Jan 08, 2021
A year on, questions haunt Iran's downing of Ukrainian plane
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - When Navaz Ebrahim learned that a Ukrainian plane had fallen from the sky near Iran's capital, she didn't realize her older sister was on the flight. They had just spoken...
Jan 08, 2021
Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden will release most available COVID-19 vaccine doses to speed delivery to more people, a reversal of the Trump administration policy, his office said Friday. "The ...
Jan 08, 2021
eHealth ransomware ‘one of the largest privacy breaches’ in Saskatchewan history
Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner has confirmed that last year's eHealth ransomware attack resulted in one of the biggest privacy breaches in the province's history.In a report issued Friday, the In...
Jan 08, 2021
No unexpected side-effects from COVID-19 shots given in Canada so far: Health Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada has no reports of unexpected side-effects from patients vaccinated against COVID-19 thus far.Health Canada's chief medical adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma is releasing the first of t...
Jan 08, 2021
Ontario reports record COVID-19 cases, hospital CEO warns of vaccine shortage
Canada's most populous province has shattered another record for new daily COVID-19 infections.Ontario is reporting 4,249 new cases today, a record-breaking figure even as it factors in 450 earlier in...
Jan 08, 2021
