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Pennsylvania governor says he's tested positive for COVID-19
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home. The second-term Democrat said a routine test on Tuesday detected the coronavirus. "I have no sym...
Dec 09, 2020
Former Canadian Hockey League players detail allegations of abuse, hazing
TORONTO - Fourteen former Canadian Hockey League players have submitted affidavits detailing alleged abuse and hazing in a class-action lawsuit filed by two other ex-players. Former NHL player Daniel ...
Dec 09, 2020
Canada's Alphonso Davies returns from injury, back in Bayern Munich starting 11
MUNICH - Canadian Alphonso Davies returned from injury Wednesday, resuming his normal role of left back for defending champion Bayern Munich against Locomotiv Moscow in Champions League play. The 20-y...
Dec 09, 2020
Kenney rejects criticism he waited on new COVID rules, calls it 'Alberta bashing'
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting criticism he waited too long to bring in tighter COVID-19 measures, labelling such talk as "Alberta bashing.''Kenney made the comment in an interview on Ed...
Dec 09, 2020
Canada's Dwayne De Rosario included on list of Major League Soccer's '25 Greatest'
Canadian Dwayne De Rosario, former Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco and global star David Beckham have made Major League Soccer's list of "The 25 Greatest." The honour roll is part of the league'...
Dec 09, 2020
COVID-19 detected in Yellowknife wastewater, some people asked to get tested
The government of the Northwest Territories says it has found COVID-19 in wastewater in Yellowknife. The N.W.T.'s chief public health officer, Dr. Kami Kondola, says this means there is likely an unde...
Dec 09, 2020
Ang Lee on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 20 years later
NEW YORK - It's physically impossible to get to the forest scene atop the slender bamboo trees in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and not say out loud "Whoa." Twenty years later, the exhilarating gra...
Dec 09, 2020
AP source: Big Ten expected to let Ohio State play for title
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Big Ten athletic directors support removing the conference's six-game minimum requirement for teams to be eligible to play for the league championship, and a vote is expected Wedn...
Dec 09, 2020
Barnes wants politicians to take a temporary pay cut
MEDICINE HAT AB - Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes is calling on Alberta politicians to take a temporary pay reduction to show support for small- and medium-sized businesses in the province. In a ...
Dec 09, 2020
Canada and Britain sign agreement for post-Brexit trade, legislation to follow
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain say they've signed a deal to keep trade flowing smoothly after the U.K. leaves the European Union at the end of the year. The two countries reached an agreement in principl...
Dec 09, 2020