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COVID-19 cases climbing in Iqaluit's young population, hotel being used for isolation
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says COVID-19 cases are climbing in Iqaluit's younger population and a local hotel is being used as an isolation centre after a shelter closed ...
May 04, 2021
'A lot of blood.' Dennis Oland's wife accused him of intimate partner violence
Less than a year after New Brunswick businessman Dennis Oland was found not guilty of killing his multimillionaire father, Oland's wife applied for a restraining order, alleging her husband was prone ...
May 04, 2021
Passenger refund issues flagged to federal government a year before pandemic
OTTAWA - An air passenger rights advocate says he flagged problems with refund rules to Ottawa more than a year before authorities said the pandemic brought the issues to light. Gabor Lukacs, presiden...
May 04, 2021
Edmonton Oilers clinch playoff spot with 5-3 win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have accomplished their first goal of the season - making the playoffs. A 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday cemented Edmonton's spot in th...
May 04, 2021
Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime eliminated at Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are out of the singles draw at the Madrid Open after suffering losses on Tuesday. The 11th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., los...
May 04, 2021
Longtime executive Copeland joins Woodbine Entertainment as Chief Commercial Officer
TORONTO - Woodbine Entertainment hired Michael Copeland as its chief commercial officer on Tuesday. Copeland joins Woodbine Entertainment after having founded his own sports consulting business. Prior...
May 04, 2021
Canadian diver Wiens takes bronze in 10-metre platform at World Cup in Tokyo
TOKYO - Canada's Rylan Wiens finished with a bronze medal in the men's 10-metre platform Tuesday at a FINA Diving World Cup event. Wiens, from Saskatoon, was 10th after the semifinals, but he posted a...
May 04, 2021
First Egyptian youth baseball league using program from Canada to teach game
A curriculum developed by Baseball Canada is being used to help teach the game to Egypt's first youth baseball league. American-based Because Baseball, a non-profit organization, is running the league...
May 04, 2021
'Horrible' weeks ahead as India's virus catastrophe worsens
NEW DELHI - COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 bill...
May 04, 2021
Canadian rider James Piccoli finishes third in third stage of Tour of Rwanda
GICUMBI, Rwanda - Canadian rider James Piccoli finished third Tuesday in the third stage of the Tour of Rwanda.France's Alain Boileau, a member of the B&B Hotels p/b KTM team, won a sprint to the ...
May 04, 2021