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Hong Kong police fire volleys of tear gas at protesters
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas in a popular shopping district as hundreds took to the streets to march against China's proposed tough national security legislation for the city. Pro-democr...
May 24, 2020
No new COVID-19 cases in Grande Prairie Saturday
There are now 19 active cases of COVID-19 in the North Zone as of Saturday as the Province added 18 new cases for May 23. The new cases bring the provincial total to 814 active cases of the novel coro...
May 23, 2020
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in California
PALM DESERT, Calif. - Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested in Southern California on Friday. Leaf, 44, was arrested on a domestic battery charge in Palm Desert, which is about 110 miles (177 ...
May 23, 2020
Bayern, Dortmund warm up for quietest ever Bundesliga duel
BERLIN - Canada's Alphonso Davies rose to the occasion on Saturday as the sports world remained focused on the German Bundesliga. Davies, from Edmonton, scored and set up another goal in Bayern Munich...
May 23, 2020
Montreal Impact allowed to train individually at Centre Nutrilait
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact are giving their first-team players access to Centre Nutrilait's fields starting on Monday for individual training during the COVID-19 pandemic. Quebec's Public Health a...
May 23, 2020
AHS expands Text4Hope service for people with addiction and cancer issues
Alberta Health Services' Text4Hope initiative is expanding to support more Albertans.Text4Hope-Addiction Support and Text4Hope-Cancer Care are designed to help those dealing with psychological issues ...
May 23, 2020
‘Canary in the coal mine:’ Meat industry says more safety coming with COVID-19
CALGARY - A group representing Canada's meat-packers is expecting more changes in the coming months to make sure workers have protection from COVID-19.Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Counc...
May 23, 2020
NBA says it is talking with Disney about resuming season
The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play in Central Florida in late July, the clearest sign yet that the league believes the season can conti...
May 23, 2020
Talks continue over how, if, House of Commons should resume Monday
OTTAWA - Intense behind-the-scenes negotiations are to continue today among federal political parties over how Parliament should function as the COVID-19 crisis drags on. The House of Commons, wh...
May 23, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:00 a.m. ET on May 23, 2020: There are 82,892 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 46,141 confirmed (in...
May 23, 2020