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Toronto FC starts strange new chapter in East Hartford with game against Columbus
Toronto FC starts a strange new chapter some 600 kilometres away from BMO Field on Sunday when it kicks off for the first time at its pandemic home away from home in East Hartford, Conn. Forced to fin...
Sep 25, 2020
NHL ice-masters call bubbled NHL playoffs a success, memorable for 5OT game
EDMONTON - The end is near for the bubbled NHL playoffs, and those in charge of the rinks say it's been smooth as an ice sheet - except maybe when teams come to play for three periods and stay on...
Sep 25, 2020
RCMP accuse second Calgary man of travelling to Syria to take part in Islamic State
CALGARY - RCMP say they have charged a second Calgary man in an ongoing terrorism investigation. Thirty-year-old Jamal Taan Borhot is charged with three counts of participating in terrorist grou...
Sep 25, 2020
Canadiens sign defenceman Jeff Petry to four-year contract extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Jeff Petry to terms on a four-year contract extension. The deal has an average annual value of US$6.25 million. The 32-year-old Petry registere...
Sep 25, 2020
Nanaimo RCMP blitz catches too many drivers on their cellphones
NANAIMO - A traffic blitz targeting people using cellphones while driving had familiar results. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said 19 people received tickets during a 90 minute stakeout on the Island...
Sep 25, 2020
Milan Fashion: Marni avenges lockdown with global video
Milan Fashion Week continued in disjointed, discombobulated style for the third day on Friday, veering from the physical to the digital, with an uneasy eye fixed on the economic damage wrought by coro...
Sep 25, 2020
Money laundering inquiry delayed over of B.C. election: commissioner
VANCOUVER - The head of B.C.'s money laundering inquiry has delayed the resumption of the hearings because of the B.C. election. Austin Cullen says the hearings will start again on Oct. 26, two ...
Sep 25, 2020
Manitoba makes masks mandatory for Winnipeg as COVID-19 cases surge
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's chief provincial public health officer is making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces in Winnipeg, as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in the capital city. Dr. Brent Roussi...
Sep 25, 2020
Former Senators head coach Paul MacLean joins Maple Leafs as assistant
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired former Ottawa Senators head coach Paul MacLean as an assistant coach. MacLean led the Senators' coaching staff from 2011-15, guiding them to a 114-90-...
Sep 25, 2020
Desk shortage forces people to get creative about workspaces
NEW YORK - First it was toilet paper. Disinfectant wipes. Beans. Coins. Computers. Now, desks are in short supply because of the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of kids logging onto virtual school this...
Sep 25, 2020