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Toronto FC learns rest of rejigged MLS schedule, with a busy October ahead
Toronto FC learned Tuesday what lies ahead in the rest of the pandemic-rejigged MLS regular season. Seven matches in October and two in November. Six "home" games in East Hartford, Conn. A steady...
Sep 23, 2020
Adversity just part of a 'weird year' for Montreal Impact: Thierry Henry
Coach Thierry Henry simply wants his Montreal Impact squad to keep 11 players on the field for an entire game when they kick off against the New England Revolution on Wednesday. Three games ...
Sep 23, 2020
It's not over: post-tropical storm Teddy makes landfall in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The centre of post-tropical storm Teddy made landfall in eastern Nova Scotia this morning, delivering another round of punishing winds and heavy rain to a province that has already...
Sep 23, 2020
First direct commercial flight from Israel lands in Bahrain
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The first known direct commercial flight between Israel and Bahrain landed Wednesday in the island kingdom, just a week after it signed a deal alongside the United Arab E...
Sep 23, 2020
President of Belarus inaugurated despite disputed election
MINSK, Belarus - President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has assumed his sixth term of office in an inauguration ceremony that wasn't announced in advance. State news agency Beltra reported that Wed...
Sep 23, 2020
Three part COVID-19 plan and one meal a day for Fluffy: In The News for Sept. 23
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 23 ... Wha...
Sep 23, 2020
B.C. coroners service to release latest data on overdose deaths amid recent spike
VANCOUVER - The coroners service is expected to release data today on the latest number of monthly overdose deaths in British Columbia after three months of rising fatalities during the pandemic.The p...
Sep 23, 2020
Jury to resume hearing testimony in Fredericton murder trial today
FREDERICTON - The trial of a Fredericton man charged in the 2018 fatal shootings of four people resumes today after testimony was suspended last week. Justice Larry Land...
Sep 23, 2020
Canada's carbon tax conundrum continues its appearance at Supreme Court today
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders, special interest groups and other provinces will have their say today, in trying to convince the Supreme Court whether or not the national price on pollution is constituti...
Sep 23, 2020
Alexei Navalny released from German hospital after 32 days
BERLIN - The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for poisoning says his condition improved enough for him to be released from the facility. The Charite hospital in Berlin...
Sep 23, 2020