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Florida reports largest, single-day increase in Covid cases
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Florida shattered the national record Sunday for the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic, adding more than...
Jul 12, 2020

Canadian forward Evelyne Viens savours NWSL debut at Challenge Cup
A prolific goal-scorer in college, Canadian forward Evelyne Viens has kicked off her pro career at the NWSL's Challenge Cup in Utah. And after a stop-start pre-season due to the global pandemic, the 2...
Jul 12, 2020

A look at some of the storylines for six Canadian NHL teams set to return
COVID-19 and the threat it poses to the NHL's plan to restart the 2019-20 season remains the overarching storyline as 24 teams prepare to open summer training camps Monday before heading to the hub ci...
Jul 12, 2020

'You have to be careful': NHL teams wary of overloading players after long break
Brad Treliving joked recently NHL coaches only need a couple video sessions to prepare for an opponent, find a weakness, correct a problem or add a wrinkle. So what about...
Jul 12, 2020

Canadiens, Max Domi agree to wait at least seven days before making call on camp
Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi will wait seven to 10 days before deciding if he will join his teammates at training camp. Domi, who has Type 1 diabetes and celiac disease, and the team&...
Jul 12, 2020

Quebec police continue search for father, one day after missing girls found dead
ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Quebec provincial police are continuing their search for the father of two deceased girls who were the subject of an Amber Alert earlier this week. The bodies of Norah and Romy ...
Jul 12, 2020

Genetic detectives begin work to trace spread of COVID-19 in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada's public health experts have been racing to stop the spread of COVID-19 by trying to figure out how everyone is getting it, and whom they might have given it to.But even the best effor...
Jul 12, 2020

Family of missing southern Alberta man conducts search in Pemberton backcountry
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Marshal Iwaasa's family is back in Lethbridge after a tiring, yet productive journey to Pemberton, British Columbia.The southern Alberta man has been missing since November 2019, and ...
Jul 12, 2020

Embattled Canadian Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg has history of controversy
WINNIPEG - Wanda Robson smiled wide as she clutched a $10 bill with a familiar face on the side - her sister, Viola Desmond, a Black woman and civil rights pioneer. It was a momentous day in fro...
Jul 12, 2020

Bollywood's Amitabh Bachchan, 3 family members test positive
NEW DELHI - Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, his son and two other family members have tested positive for the coronavirus in Mumbai, India's financial and entertainment capital, a government min...
Jul 12, 2020