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Skriniar steps up, Slovakia beats Poland 2-1 at Euro 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - As Marek Hamsik's influence begins to wane for Slovakia, Milan Skriniar has stepped up as the main man. Scoring the winning goal in a match at a European Championship is a dec...
Jun 14, 2021
Quebec green-lights National Bank Open, federal approval still required
TORONTO - Tennis Canada says it has received a letter of approval from provincial health authorities in Quebec to host this year's National Bank Open women's tournament in Montreal. The plan to host t...
Jun 14, 2021
Roadwork along 92 Street begins Tuesday, West Side Drive Friday
The city's Road Rehabilitation Program continues in Creekside starting Tuesday, as well as in College Park on Friday.On June 15 crews will begin completing an asphalt overlay on 92 Street between 92 A...
Jun 14, 2021
UK's Johnson delays lockdown easing for England by 4 weeks
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks, until July 19, as a result of...
Jun 14, 2021
Communities grapple with what to do with former residential and day schools
The national spotlight on residential schools is also highlighting a difficult question facing some communities over what to do with the buildings that have been left behind. British Columbia's Okanag...
Jun 14, 2021
Ontario accelerates return-to-play plans for professional, elite-amateur sports
TORONTO - Top tier athletes in Ontario can expect to be back in action by the end of the summer. Ontario said it has accelerated its return-to-play plan for professional and elite amateur leagues as t...
Jun 14, 2021
Canadian business leaders demand plan to reopen borders, economy now
OTTAWA - Business leaders are calling on Ottawa to immediately lay out a comprehensive plan to reopen the economy and international borders along with a vaccine certification process. At a news confer...
Jun 14, 2021
Canada's vaccine donations to COVAX to come only from its COVAX supply: Gould
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould confirms none of the 13 million doses Canada is currently promising to donate to COVAX will come from supplies procured directly from vaccine m...
Jun 14, 2021
CFL going ahead with 2021 season beginning August 5
The CFL is going ahead with its 2021 season.The league's board of governors have voted unanimously in favour of an amended collective bargaining agreement and starting the 2021 campaign on August 5.Th...
Jun 14, 2021
Health officer says risk to others low: Two cases of COVID-19 at Iqaluit school
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says two COVID-19 cases at Iqaluit's middle school came from household transmission and the risk to other students is low. With an outbreak ong...
Jun 14, 2021