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Canada's Olympic, Paralympic swim trials will be invitation only
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim trials will be contracted to reduce the risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus. Canada's Olympic and Paralympic swim teams for this summer's Tokyo Games ...
Dec 07, 2020
Northern Ontario to use previous results to determine entries for nationals
The weekend did little to settle the uneasiness that executive director Bobby Ray was feeling after the Northern Ontario Curling Association cancelled its playdowns and announced it would invite last ...
Dec 07, 2020
Lions name head coach Rick Campbell, football operations director Neil McEvoy co-GMs
VANCOUVER - Rick Campbell's list of job duties grew once again on Monday as the B.C. Lions named the head coach and defensive coordinator a co-general manager. Campbell will share the role with the cl...
Dec 07, 2020
Edmonton Football Team GM Brock Sunderland receives contract extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Football Team has extended the contract of general manager and vice president of football operations Brock Sunderland through the 2023 season. The CFL team said Monday the exte...
Dec 07, 2020
Gary Oldman on finding the frequency of 'Mank'
NEW YORK - The first time Gary Oldman and David Fincher met was in London 1990, when Fincher was looking to cast him in "Alien 3." "And he had the sense to say no," Fincher recalls. In the 30 years si...
Dec 07, 2020
Lawmakers who met with Giuliani scramble after COVID news
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was "doing very well" after being hospitalized with the coronavirus as lawmakers in battleground states that Giulian...
Dec 07, 2020
Calgary Stampeders re-sign international wide receiver Andres Salgado
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed receiver Andres Salgado. Salgado, a Mexico City native, appeared in 15 regular-season games for the Stampeders during the 2019 season and recorded one s...
Dec 07, 2020
Eight people test positive for COVID-19 at B.C. mink farm, outbreak declared
BURNABY, B.C. - A health authority has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at a mink farm after eight people at the operation in British Columbia's Fraser Valley tested positive for the disease. Fraser Healt...
Dec 07, 2020
Speakers' Spotlight threatened after being caught up in WE affair: co-founder
OTTAWA - A small business that booked speaking engagements for Justin Trudeau and his family has been caught in the partisan crossfire of the WE Charity affair. Martin Perelmuter, who co-founded Speak...
Dec 07, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays acquire two right-handed pitchers off waiver wire
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays added to their pitching depth on Monday, claiming two right-handers off waivers. Toronto grabbed Anthony Castro from the Detroit Tigers and Walker Lockett from the Seat...
Dec 07, 2020