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Too soon to know if Canada's COVID-19 case decline will continue, Tam says
MONTREAL - Canada's chief public health officer says it's still too soon to know whether the recent downward trend in new COVID-19 cases will continue. Dr. Theresa Tam says there's been an improvement...
Jan 24, 2021
Suter scores first 3 NHL goals as Blackhawks beat Red Wings
CHICAGO - Pius Suter scored his first three NHL goals, Kevin Lankinen made 25 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 on Sunday for their second straight win. Connor Murphy and...
Jan 24, 2021
Canadian bobsleigh teams just miss out on medals at World Cup event
KONIGSSEE, Germany - Canadians Christine De Bruin and Sara Villani just missed capturing a medal Sunday in a women's two-man World Cup bobsleigh event. De Bruin, of Stony Plain, Alta., and V...
Jan 24, 2021
Dentists, teachers disappointed they won't be prioritized for vaccine in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Dentists and teachers are among the groups that are disappointed they won't be given priority to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in British Columbia. B.C. rolled out its vaccination plan on F...
Jan 24, 2021
Chicago teachers vote to teach from home, defying district
CHICAGO - The Chicago Teachers Union said Sunday that its members voted to defy an order to return to the classroom over concerns about COVID-19, setting up a showdown with district officials who have...
Jan 24, 2021
Vaccine delays top agenda as parliament set to resume after less-than-restful break
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament will return to the House of Commons on Monday following a month-long break that was anything but restful for the main federal parties, who are coming back battered and b...
Jan 24, 2021
Former Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong dies
TORONTO - George Armstrong, who captained the Toronto Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cups in the '60s and wore the blue and white his entire career, has died. He was 90. The Maple Leafs confirmed the dea...
Jan 24, 2021
Chelsea, Leicester beat second-tier clubs in FA Cup
LONDON - Tammy Abraham scored three times as Chelsea beat Luton 3-1 while Leicester had to rally against another second-tier club before ousting Brentford by the same score to reach the...
Jan 24, 2021
'It wasn't called COVID at the time:' One year since Canada's first COVID-19 case
TORONTO - The patient, when he came into the hospital ER with what seemed to be mild pneumonia, wasn't that sick and might otherwise have been sent home. Except the man had just returned from China, w...
Jan 24, 2021
Health Canada approves Spartan Bioscience's previously recalled rapid COVID-19 test
TORONTO - The federal government has approved an Ottawa company's made-in-Canada rapid COVID-19 test, Health Canada confirmed Saturday as the nation's top doctor warned the virus's impact on the healt...
Jan 24, 2021