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Amusement fair operators ask for support during COVID-19 pandemic
A group representing amusement fair operators is calling for government support, saying the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to its industry. The Canadian Association of Amusement Operat...
Sep 25, 2020

Montreal Impact eager to return to winning ways against N.Y. Red Bulls
MONTREAL - An unusual, gruelling season is beginning to take its toll on the Montreal Impact. The club will play its sixth game in less than a month on Sunday when the Impact kick off agains...
Sep 25, 2020

1 new COVID-19 case confirmed for Island Health after quiet week
NANAIMO - The three day streak of no new COVID-19 cases within Island Health has ended. A statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Friday, Sept. 25 confirmed one new case within Is...
Sep 25, 2020

As campaign heats up, Trump woos Latino, Black voters
ATLANTA - With fewer than 40 days left before the election, President Donald Trump unveiled his second policy plan in as many days as he tries to chip away at his Democratic rival's support among Blac...
Sep 25, 2020

GOP expecting Trump to tap Barrett for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic stamp on the high cou...
Sep 25, 2020

Probe into 'discarded' ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been "discarded" by the local election office in a swing county of one of t...
Sep 25, 2020

Virus cases rise in US heartland, home to anti-mask feelings
MISSION, Kan. - It began with devastation in the New York City area, followed by a summertime crisis in the Sun Belt. Now the coronavirus outbreak is heating up fast in smaller cities in the heartland...
Sep 25, 2020

Gateway Casino gets first federal loan for big employers, worth $200 million
OTTAWA - A federal program aimed at giving loans to some of the largest companies in the country is rolling the dice with $200 million to a casino chain. The loan is the first from what the government...
Sep 25, 2020

Newly installed in the top 10, Shapovalov leads Canadian hopes at French Open
When the COVID-19 pandemic put the ATP Tour on hold earlier this year, Canada's Denis Shapovalov used the extended break to work on using a more patient approach on court. The sub...
Sep 25, 2020

RCMP charge man with falsely claiming involvement in terrorism
OTTAWA - The RCMP has arrested and charged an Ontario man with falsely claiming to have committed terrorist acts. The national police force says the criminal charge against Shehroze Chaudhry, 25, stem...
Sep 25, 2020