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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 8
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:58 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2020: There are 119,221 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 60,367 confirmed (including 5,692 deaths, 50,886 resolv...
Aug 08, 2020
Canada to match donations to Lebanon relief
OTTAWA - The federal government will match all individual donations from Canadians to humanitarian relief efforts in Lebanon following this week's deadly explosion in Beirut. International Development...
Aug 08, 2020
MLS to resume season following Florida tournament, Canadian teams not yet included
Buoyed by the MLS is Back tournament and confident of its coronavirus protocols, Major League Soccer will resume its regular season with teams playing in their home cities. The league's 26 teams will ...
Aug 08, 2020
Raptors centre Gasol all business as he prepares to face former team
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - When Marc Gasol finally plays against the team he was a huge part of for the first 10-plus years of his NBA career, there will be no standing ovations or video tributes. Gasol...
Aug 08, 2020
24 new cases of COVID-19 and 24 more recoveries reported in Saskatchewan
There are 24 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 1,433 cases. The new cases are located in the Regina (11), North Central (three), Saskatoon (three), South West (one) and Sout...
Aug 08, 2020
Two dead in Manitoba after RCMP believe tornado threw their vehicle into a field
VIRDEN, Man. - RCMP say a man and a woman are dead after a tornado touched down at a farm in western Manitoba on Friday evening and carried a vehicle they were believed to have been in ...
Aug 08, 2020
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine again tests negative for coronavirus
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The fourth COVID-19 test result for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine came back negative Saturday after he received conflicting positive and negative results two days before, ahead of a scheduled...
Aug 08, 2020
U16 Bandits making the most of unique summer ball season
The softball season may have been abbreviated this summer, but the U16 Battlefords Bandits are making the most of their time together on the field.To this point, the team has played just a pair of gam...
Aug 08, 2020
Toronto Raptors' Nick Nurse named finalist for NBA's coach of the year award
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is a finalist for the NBA's coach of the year award. Nurse, in his second year on the job, led the Raptors to a 46-18 record before the 2019-20 season was su...
Aug 08, 2020
Public Health Agency of Canada says more illnesses linked to U.S.-grown onions
The Public Health Agency of Canada says there are now 239 confirmed cases of illness in the country linked to a recall of U.S.-grown onions over Salmonella contamination.The agency says 29 people have...
Aug 08, 2020