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Virus rocks MLB: Cards-Brewers off; 2 St. Louis positives
NEW YORK - The coronavirus forced another change in Major League Baseball's schedule, bringing the league's total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the season. Friday's game between St...
Jul 31, 2020
Canadians can now download new COVID-19 exposure-alert smartphone app
OTTAWA - Canadians can now begin downloading a voluntary smartphone app meant to warn users they've been near someone who tests positive for COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he downloaded ...
Jul 31, 2020
Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins optimistic about return of closer Ken Giles
Toronto Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins delivered an optimistic outlook Friday on injured closer Ken Giles. Giles is currently out with a forearm ailment but in a videoconference with rep...
Jul 31, 2020
Stroll quickest at 2nd British GP practice; Vettel struggles
SILVERSTONE, England - Montreal's Lance Stroll led the second practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday while struggling Ferrari had another bad day, with Sebastian Vettel spending most of it stuc...
Jul 31, 2020
BC Hydro says pandemic hits Site C project, expect delays, cost increases
VICTORIA - British Columbia's massive Site C hydroelectric dam project has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and now faces construction delays and rising costs. BC Hydro president Chris O'Riley s...
Jul 31, 2020
Alan Parker, director of "Midnight Express," dies at 76
LONDON - Filmmaker Alan Parker, one of Britain's most successful directors whose movies included "Bugsy Malone," "Midnight Express" and "Evita," has died at 76, his family said. Parker's diverse body ...
Jul 31, 2020
'Anything can happen': Canadiens no bothered by underdog role against Penguins
TORONTO - Shea Weber is fine being the underdog. Good thing, because the Montreal Canadiens and their captain are certainly that heading into the team's qualifying round series against the Pittsburgh ...
Jul 31, 2020
Canadian international striker Marcus Haber joins Calgary's Cavalry FC
Canadian international striker Marcus Haber, who spent last season with Pacific FC, has joined Cavalry FC. The 31-year-old from Vancouver has won 27 caps for Canada with three goals. The six-foot-four...
Jul 31, 2020
Nanaimo, eastern Vancouver Island dazzled by overnight lightning show
NANAIMO - Early risers or light sleepers were treated to a special show overnight.The summer's first major thunderstorm saw hundreds of lightning strikes occur over a five hour period, beginning aroun...
Jul 31, 2020
Bubble Hockey: NHL set to resume pandemic-delayed season in a new world
TORONTO - A lot has changed since the NHL last dropped the puck for a game that mattered. The COVID-19 pandemic - which saw countries locked down and economies devastated - has already ...
Jul 31, 2020