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CONCACAF confirms that 2022 World Cup qualifying is to change but no details yet
CONCACAF confirmed Thursday that World Cup qualifying for the region will change due to the calendar disruption of the COVID-19 global pandemic. However the confederation that covers North and Central...
Jun 25, 2020
University says it's making changes after crash that killed two students
VICTORIA - A report into a bus crash that killed two University of Victoria students calls for travel during daylight hours on a narrow logging road that it says should be improved by the pr...
Jun 25, 2020
It makes no sense for Mountie facing charges to be on the streets: criminologist
A criminologist with Mount Royal University in Calgary says it's ridiculous that a Mountie facing criminal charges was working on the streets during the violent arrest of a prominent First Nations chi...
Jun 25, 2020
Beef-packing plants in Brooks and High River resume full operations
CALGARY - Canada's main beef-packing plants are returning to normal operations after COVID-19 outbreaks in the spring but there is still a glut of cattle to be processed.The outbreaks caused closures ...
Jun 25, 2020
NHL set to hold unusual draft lottery: 'It could mean a lot of intrigue'
Alexis Lafreniere could have a clear picture of where he'll start his NHL career before going to bed Friday. Then again, maybe not. In a world dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic - one where life for c...
Jun 25, 2020
New trade deal raises duty-free limits for private couriers, not Canada Post
OTTAWA - The president of eBay Canada says an arcane rule in the new North American Free Trade Agreement means people who shop online for goods sent from the U.S. or Mexico will be charged different t...
Jun 25, 2020
COVID-19 increases risk for Canada's 'invisible' homeless women: study
OTTAWA - A new research project shows women experiencing homelessness in Canada are largely invisible and falling through major gaps in support systems - and into dangerous situations. The study,...
Jun 25, 2020
Former Lethbridge Hurricanes players respond to abuse allegations in CHL lawsuit
Members of the 2008-09 Lethbridge Hurricanes say their "team became an extended family" over the course of that season despite abuse allegations made by a former teammate.Twenty-six players from the '...
Jun 25, 2020
Virus whistleblower alleges ongoing retaliation
WASHINGTON - A government whistleblower ousted from a leading role in battling COVID-19 alleged Thursday that the Trump administration has intensified its campaign to punish him for revealing shortcom...
Jun 25, 2020
'A disaster waiting to happen': MLB plan for 60-game season sparks concern
John Axford loses track when trying to recall the number of people he would come into contact with in a typical day as a Major League Baseball player. There's the doorman he s...
Jun 25, 2020