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Canadian international Dan Moor, captain of Toronto Arrows, retires from rugby
TORONTO - Canadian international winger Dan Moor, captain of the Toronto Arrows, has retired from professional rugby. The 29-year-old Toronto native won 14 caps for Canada and is the Arrows' franchise...
Jun 24, 2020
Plans for 'Atlantic bubble' on July 3 as cases of COVID-19 stabilize
HALIFAX - The four Atlantic provinces have announced plans to ease interprovincial travel restrictions, creating a so-called "bubble" as the region has reported relatively few new ...
Jun 24, 2020
Don DeLillo novel 'The Silence' coming in October
NEW YORK - Don DeLillo will have something to say this fall about fear and isolation. The 83-year-old author known for imagining disaster in "White Noise," "End Zone" and other works has a novel comin...
Jun 24, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Charges expected to be dropped against chief in violent arrest
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Charges are expected to be dropped against a prominent northern Alberta First Nations chief who was the subject of a violent arrest earlier this year. The case of Chief Allan Ad...
Jun 24, 2020
For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules
NEW YORK - So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Even before the final out, both sides...
Jun 24, 2020
Baseball's back: MLB sets 60-game sked, opens July 23 or 24
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic following month...
Jun 24, 2020
McDowell withdraws from Travellers as tour await test results
Two players have withdrawn ahead of the Travelers Championship because of the coronavirus as the PGA Tour awaits test results of the entire field of players and caddies in its third week back amid the...
Jun 24, 2020
Travellers to NY, New Jersey, Connecticut are told to isolate
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that travellers to his state, Connecticut and New Jersey from states with rising coronavirus rates must isolate for 14 days. The Associated Press
Jun 24, 2020
Pink Lloyd chasing record fourth straight win in Grade 3 Jacques Cartier Stakes
TORONTO - Another week, another chance at a milestone victory for trainer Robert Tiller. The 70-year-old registered his 2,000th career victory Friday when jockey Rafael Hernandez rode the&nb...
Jun 24, 2020
Legion halls in Saskatchewan facing tough times
COVID-19 has painted a dreary picture when it comes to Royal Canadian Legion halls.Closed since March, it's estimated that 124 of the 1,381 branches across Canada are likely to close permanently, with...
Jun 24, 2020