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Forge FC scores late to win CONCACAF League preliminary-round game in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Substitute Anthony Novak's 83rd-minute goal lifted 10-man Forge FC to a 2-1 victory over El Salvador's CD Municipal Limeno in a Scotiabank CONCACAF League preliminary-round...
Oct 22, 2020
Nanaimo racewalker sets new Canadian record in 3 kilometre event
NANAIMO - It took all of one event for Olivia Lundman to break a Canadian record.The 17-year-old Dover Bay student was the only competitor in the three kilometre U18 racewalk in Kamloops on Oct. 17.Sh...
Oct 22, 2020
Walmart sues US in pre-emptive strike in opioid abuse battle
NEW YORK - Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis. The government is expected to take civil action against the wo...
Oct 22, 2020
B.C.'s top doctor says surge in COVID-19 cases could bring more restrictions
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer says social gatherings like weddings are fuelling a surge in COVID-19 cases in the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry said people are meeting in large n...
Oct 22, 2020
High stakes for Trump, Biden heading into final debate
NASHVILLE - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden hurtled toward Thursday night's final debate, which could be the trailing incumbent's best chance to change the race's trajectory...
Oct 22, 2020
Record-setting number of new COVID 19 cases announced in B.C., exposure event in Port Alberni school
NANAIMO - Social gatherings are blamed for B.C. breaking the provincial record for new daily cases. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 274 new cases of COVID-19 in the province. This...
Oct 22, 2020
'Opening up is not a bad thing': Canucks' Bo Horvat leading through uncertainty
VANCOUVER - It's been a "heck of a year" for Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat. When he was handed the jersey with a C stitched over the heart just over a year ago, Horvat had no idea he'd soo...
Oct 22, 2020
Canadian receiver Jana's name missing from jersey to honour enslaved labourers
Canadian receiver Terrell Jana's last name doesn't appear on the back of his Virginia Cavaliers football jersey. And for good reason. The senior from Vancouver made that decision after visiting the me...
Oct 22, 2020
Promised path to residency for "Guardian Angel" asylum seekers yet to open
OTTAWA - A much-heralded program to grant permanent residency to some asylum seekers working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to accept a single application. Federal Immigrati...
Oct 22, 2020
Julien energized by Canadiens' busy off-season: 'I expect us to make the playoffs'
Claude Julien glanced down at some notes towards the end of his nearly hour-long video conference call with reporters Thursday. The Montreal Canadiens head coach was promptly asked - tongue firmly pla...
Oct 22, 2020