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Impact look to lock up Canadian Championship spot with win over Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - The Montreal Impact aren't taking anything for granted as they prepare for another crucial game against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Impact (5-4-1) have bested the 'Caps (3-7-0) twice alre...
Sep 15, 2020
Closer by Committee: Montoyo plans to stick with current ninth-inning approach
Some baseball teams have a defined closer role. Others go with a committee approach. For Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo, it has been a combination of the two. He started the 60-game se...
Sep 15, 2020
Coach Greg Vanney familiar with Toronto FC's home away from home in East Hartford
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney and GM Ali Curtis sat down for a brainstorming session at the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida, wondering about possible places to play if the Canadian border remained cl...
Sep 15, 2020
B.C. human rights commissioner calls for data collection to tackle inequity
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province isn't collecting enough demographic information in order to tackle racism and social inequality. Kasari Govender sa...
Sep 15, 2020
Shooting outside US court in Phoenix wounds federal officer
PHOENIX - A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, and a person has been taken into custody, authorities said. The officer was...
Sep 15, 2020
Manitoba turns shipping containers into nursing home visitation rooms
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is having shipping containers repurposed to serve as outdoor visitation rooms at personal care homes across the province. The containers are being fitted with electr...
Sep 15, 2020
NDP-Green agreement provides stability during pandemic: New Green leader
VICTORIA - The newly elected leader of the B.C. Green party says a power-sharing agreement with the New Democrats provides necessary stability during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a news conference on...
Sep 15, 2020
Plate Trial winner Clayton being pointed to Prince of Wales Stakes
TORONTO - It appears the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes is on tap for Clayton. The three-year-old colt was back on the track Tuesday at Woodbine Racetrack, just three days after his third-place ...
Sep 15, 2020
Decades-old recording of Joni Mitchell finally go from old box to a boxed set
VICTORIA - Two long-forgotten tapes featuring some of the first recordings of Joni Mitchell have come out of storage and into circulation, thanks to a serendipitous turn of events involving retired Vi...
Sep 15, 2020
Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries
OTTAWA - As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, there are countries where no school at all is the only option. One is Lebanon, where th...
Sep 15, 2020