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Provinces push forward on vaccination amid lingering questions after Fortin departure
Canadian provinces continued to take steps towards hitting their vaccination targets today even as questions linger after the departure of the senior military officer in charge of the national immuniz...
May 16, 2021
Palmieri's OT winner lifts Isles by Penguins 4-3 in Game 1
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Kyle Palmieri's second goal of the game 16:30 into overtime lifted the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunda...
May 16, 2021
The Hall calls: Bosh, Webber, Wright among the 2021 class
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Jay Wright was in trouble three years into his tenure at Villanova, with speculation swirling that he would be fired. Ben Wallace was once undrafted and unknown. Chris Bosh's...
May 16, 2021
Nadal beats a tired Djokovic for 10th Italian Open title
ROME (AP) - Rafael Nadal beat a tired Novak Djokovic 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 for a record-extending 10th Italian Open title on Sunday. The Spaniard recovered from a potentially dangerous fall after tripping ove...
May 16, 2021
Teenage winger Theo Corbeanu makes Canada soccer history with Wolves debut
LONDON - Theo Corbeanu became the youngest Canadian to feature in England's Premier League when he came off the bench in Wolves' 2-0 loss Sunday at Tottenham. Corbeanu, a winger from Hamilton, Ont., w...
May 16, 2021
Yankees staffer tests positive for COVID; Hicks goes on IL
BALTIMORE (AP) - The New York Yankees have had another positive COVID-19 test, this one involving a staff member, manager Aaron Boone said before their game against the Orioles on Sunday. Boone did no...
May 16, 2021
The Hall calls: Bosh, Webber, Wright among the 2021 class
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Jay Wright was in trouble three years into his tenure at Villanova, with speculation swirling that he would be fired. Ben Wallace was once undrafted and unknown. Chris Bosh's...
May 16, 2021
Feds face growing calls for answers after general overseeing vaccine effort sidelined
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is facing growing calls for answers on why the military general who was overseeing Canada's COVID-19 vaccination campaign has been sidelined, as well as who wil...
May 16, 2021
Western MP pitches Conservative carbon price with a 24-pack of Pilsner
OTTAWA - Ron Liepert says these days, the phone calls and emails from people wanting to talk about his party's climate plan have slowed. One month ago, the Conservative MP for Calgary Signal Hill was ...
May 16, 2021
Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation opened an emergency meeting Sunday over the heavy fighting between Israel and the Gaza Strip's militant Hamas ruler...
May 16, 2021