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After security law's passage, Hong Kong marks China rule
Hong Kong's leader strongly endorsed the new security law China's central government is imposing on the semi-autonomous territory in her speech marking Wednesday's anniversary of its handover from col...
Jun 30, 2020
Canadian international Conor Keys signs contact extension with Rugby ATL
ATLANTA - Canadian international forward Conor Keys has signed a two-year contract extension with Atlanta's Major League Rugby team. The 23-year-old lock from Stittsvlle, Ont., played all five ga...
Jun 30, 2020
Toronto FC players, staff and supporters take stand against racism
Toronto FC and its supporters have combined forces in a stand against racism. Fans from the south end of BMO Field, home to the MLS club supporters' groups, made a giant banner showing a cle...
Jun 30, 2020
BC Peace clubs now also part of Curl BC
Seven curling clubs in BC are now part of both Curl BC and Curling Alberta after those two reached an agreement.This includes the clubs in Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Taylor, Hudson's Hope, Tumbler R...
Jun 30, 2020
PM Modi says virus status 'critical,' warns of carelessness
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a live address Tuesday that the country's coronavirus death rate is under control, but that the country is at a "critical juncture." Modi's sixt...
Jun 30, 2020
Cyclists struck by vehicle in Dawson Creek
Dawson Creek RCMP are looking for anyone who may have dash-cam footage from the area where two cyclists were hit by a vehicle Monday night.It happened just after 6:30 p.m. BC time Monday night at 8 St...
Jun 30, 2020
Nurse hopes to use platform to get American expats voting in US election
Nick Nurse wants to make sure Americans living outside the U.S. vote in November's presidential election. NBA players have been insistent that the fight for racial equality and social justice be&...
Jun 30, 2020
Canucks' Hughes: 'Crazy' that Alexis Lafreniere could go to a contender
Quinn Hughes is well-versed in the NHL's draft lottery. And like many observers, the most recent iteration threw the Vancouver Canucks defenceman for a loop. A mystery club - a placeholder referred to...
Jun 30, 2020
AHS re-checking thousands of archived respiratory samples for possible COVID-19 infections
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services is testing old swabs to try to find out whether people who thought they were sick with the flu in the winter could have actually had COVID-19.The health authority sa...
Jun 30, 2020
Ontario sports minister says CFL talking about Hamilton-Burlington hub
TORONTO - Ontario Sport Minister Lisa MacLeod says the CFL has discussed Hamilton and Burlington, Ont. as potential hub cities. MacLeod told reporters Tuesday that in the league's ...
Jun 30, 2020