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WHL tentative start date pushed back to early December
CALGARY, AB - Puck drop on the 2020-21 Western Hockey League season has been pushed back by two months as the league looks to secure approvals to return to the ice.The WHL announced on Thursday that t...
Aug 06, 2020
WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update
Coming up at 3:30 p.m.Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provides an update on COVID-19.
Aug 06, 2020
Oilers increase capacity for online 50/50 raffle ahead of Game 4 against Blackhawks
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation says its server provider has increased capacity for its online 50/50 raffle for Friday's hockey game. On Wednesday, the draw "shattered an all-...
Aug 06, 2020
Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey named NBA 2K League player of the month
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey has been named the NBA 2K League's player of the month for July. Hailey, the esports league's leading scorer, also won the awa...
Aug 06, 2020
Man with HIV still guilty of aggravated sex assault despite condom use
TORONTO - An HIV-positive man who had protected intercourse with three women without telling them about his health status has had his aggravated sexual assault conviction upheld. In dismissing his app...
Aug 06, 2020
Oilers increase capacity for online 50/50 raffle ahead of Game 4 against Blackhawks
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation says its server provider has increased capacity for its online 50/50 raffle for Friday's hockey game. On Wednesday, the draw "shattered an all-...
Aug 06, 2020
Africa passes 1M confirmed virus cases; true number far more
JOHANNESBURG - Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts tell The Associated Press the true toll is likely several times higher. That reflects the gaping...
Aug 06, 2020
London Marathon to feature only elite runners, unique route
LONDON - The pandemic-delayed London Marathon will be staged on Oct. 4 using a different route than usual and with only elite runners participating. Rather than starting in Greenwich in east London, t...
Aug 06, 2020
CFL governors expected to be brought up to speed on Ottawa loan discussion
TORONTO - The CFL's board of governors was expected to be brought up to date Thursday on the league's discussion with Ottawa on an interest-free loan. The CFL sent the federal government a reques...
Aug 06, 2020
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil:
a fiscal hawk with a folksy demeanour
HALIFAX - During more than six years as Nova Scotia premier, Stephen McNeil earned a reputation as an ardent fiscal conservative who wasn't shy about taking on the province's public sec...
Aug 06, 2020