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'Mentally it's been horrible,' Pandemic taking toll on city's vulnerable
MEDICINE HAT,AB- On a frigid Friday evening, a line forms outside the Salvation Army, where bags of warm winter essentials, like gloves, toques and fresh socks are being distributed. The items, an aid...
Nov 21, 2020
Protesters burn part of Guatemala's Congress building
GUATEMALA CITY - Hundreds of protesters broke into Guatemala's Congress and burned part of the building Saturday amid growing demonstrations against President Alejandro Giammattei and the legislature ...
Nov 21, 2020
COVID-19 case loads keep surging in Canada as 3 provinces report new one-day highs
OTTAWA - At least three provinces have reported new highs for daily COVID-19 infections a day after the federal government' urged Canadians to be more proactive in helping to bring the surging virus b...
Nov 21, 2020
Toronto FC rested, healthier ahead of MLS playoff opener against expansion Nashville
TORONTO - Rested, healthier and with coach Greg Vanney's lucky scarf tucked in his suitcase, Toronto FC leaves Sunday for Hartford and its MLS playoff opener against expansion Nashville SC. Nashville ...
Nov 21, 2020
Fred VanVleet signs four-year, US$85-million deal with Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet, one of the most coveted players in NBA free agency this year, is remaining a Toronto Raptor. A source close to the team confirmed a report Saturday that the Raptors had re-sig...
Nov 21, 2020
Canada, Britain strike new trade, beating Brexit, incorporating expiring EU pact
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain have struck a new trade deal, beating the Dec. 31 Brexit deadline that would have triggered new tariffs on a range of Canadian exports.The interim deal will replace Canada'...
Nov 21, 2020
Gillian (The Savage) Robertson leads list of Canadians in UFC action in December
Canadian fighter Gillian (The Savage) Robertson, ranked 12th among UFC flyweights, returns to action next month against No. 10 Andrea (KGB) Lee at UFC 256.The 25-year-old native of Niagara Falls, Ont....
Nov 21, 2020
A long way from lab bench to bedside: Virus experts urge COVID-19 vaccine caution
Despite recent optimism over reported results from COVID-19 vaccine trials, virologists say there is still a long way from lab bench to bedside. "You would think by this stage of the pandemic we would...
Nov 21, 2020
Ex-lacrosse star Delby Powless writes about mental health in novel 'Medicine Game'
Writing a novel is one of the hardest - but most cathartic - things former pro lacrosse player Delby Powless has ever done. "Medicine Game" centres on Tommy Henry as he struggles with violent outburst...
Nov 21, 2020
After COVID-related transplant delays, 16-year-old N.S. girl gets lung transplant
HALIFAX - A teenaged girl who set out with her grandmother and mother last spring on a 1,800-kilometre RV trip to seek her new lungs has received the life-changing operation in an era of COVID-related...
Nov 21, 2020