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Easier, quicker saliva sampling eyed for next stage of COVID-19 testing
TORONTO - A saliva-based COVID-19 test is likely to be available this fall, say private and public health officials touting various methods under consideration across the country as lineups grow at CO...
Sep 16, 2020
Jays reliever Giles goes back on the injured list; Hernandez activated
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles returned to the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to a right arm injury. Manager Charlie Montoyo said the right-hander had an MRI exam but he had yet to...
Sep 16, 2020
Ottawa Aces sign former England under-20 international Guy Armitage
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces have signed Guy Armitage, a former England under-20 rugby union international centre, from the London Broncos. The 28-year-old is the younger brother of former England rugby u...
Sep 16, 2020
Canadian politicians who've been forced to isolate because of exposure to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is just the latest on a growing list of Canadian politicians who have been needed to isolate themselves and get tested for COVID-19. Here is a short list:Prim...
Sep 16, 2020
Canada's Pendrith brings big drives to challenging Winged Foot for U.S. Open
Taylor Pendrith hopes fans will watch him tee off on Thursday at Winged Foot Golf Club in the first round of the U.S. Open. Not just because it's his major debut - but because it's in the tee box wher...
Sep 16, 2020
Driver arrested after nine pedestrians injured by car in Montreal
MONTREAL - Nine people were injured after they were struck by a car in north-end Montreal early this afternoon. Montreal police say the driver hit a pedestrian at an intersection and fled the scene. H...
Sep 16, 2020
Larry Wilmore is ready to talk politics, culture on new show
LOS ANGELES - Larry Wilmore has been down the road as a talk show host before, with a Comedy Central show that was here and gone in two seasons - taking with it his droll and incisive brand of satire....
Sep 16, 2020
Review: Back roads brutality in 'The Devil all the Time'
Say what you will, Antonio Campos' "The Devil all the Time" lives up to its title. Spanning numerous generations and set across a bleak and blood-stained Appalachian landscape, Campos' adaptation of D...
Sep 16, 2020
Arson suspected as Nanaimo second hand store destroyed by fire
NANAIMO - A suspicious fire has destroyed a local second hand store.Fire Rescue were called to Previously Enjoyed-Quality Used on Townsite Rd. in the early morning hours of Tuesday Sept. 15.Crews brok...
Sep 16, 2020
'Worst thing that could happen:' Manitoba man sentenced for killing Indigenous woman
GODS LAKE NARROWS, Man. - A man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for nearly 16 years for the killing of a young Indigenous mother, which shook many members of a ...
Sep 16, 2020