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Scouting football during pandemic presents many challenges for CFL personnel
It cost the CFL it's 2020 campaign. Now the COVID-19 pandemic is creating challenges for football personnel to prepare for next season. Many CFL scouts would usually be o...
Sep 22, 2020
PM Trudeau to deliver national address on COVID-19 pandemic after throne speech
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to deliver a national address to Canadians Wednesday night after the throne speech. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will speak to Canadians direc...
Sep 22, 2020
EPL warns of devastating effect of delay reopening stadiums
LONDON - Even the world's richest soccer league is worried that it can't function as normal much longer without fans in the stands. After the British government imposed new pandemic restrictions on Tu...
Sep 22, 2020
Vanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photos
LOS ANGELES - Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed...
Sep 22, 2020
Lennon's killer says he sought glory, deserved death penalty
ALBANY, N.Y. - The man who killed John Lennon in 1980 says he was seeking glory and deserved the death penalty for a "despicable" act. Mark David Chapman made the comments in response to questions las...
Sep 22, 2020
State auditor: UC wrongly admitted well-connected students
SAN FRANCISCO - The University of California "inappropriately admitted" at least 64 wealthy students over the past six years as "favours to donors, family, and friends," according to an audit released...
Sep 22, 2020
Three men in Port Moody eatery face fines for COVID-19 violations
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Three men in Port Moody, B.C., have been fined for not following restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 at a restaurant. A statement from Port Moody police says off...
Sep 22, 2020
Iran strikes defiant tone at UN under crushing US sanctions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered a defiant and fiery speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle East's worst coronavirus...
Sep 22, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP shut down stunt driving circuit near Duke Point terminal again
NANAIMO - A notorious drag racing and stunt driving area of Nanaimo was shut down again by local mounties.RCMP officers shut down the road at Jack Point near the Duke Point ferry terminal for over fou...
Sep 22, 2020
Andreescu out for rest of tennis season to focus on health and training
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu says she is taking the remainder of the tennis season off to focus on her health and training. The Canadian tennis star made the announcement Tuesday on Twitter. The decisio...
Sep 22, 2020