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Belmont set for June 20 without fans, leads off Triple Crown
The Belmont Stakes will be run June 20 without fans and serve as the opening leg of horse racing's Triple Crown for the first time in the sport's history. The New York Racing Association on Tuesday un...
May 19, 2020
CAS to hear Manchester City's appeal against two-year ban in June
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Manchester City's appeal against a two-year ban from European soccer will be heard over three days in June, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday. CAS set aside June ...
May 19, 2020
CFL Fans Deserve Better than What the League Gives Them
In my April 12 CFL Column I reluctantly came out and said there was no way I could see a 2020 CFL Season take place with all the uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.A month later it seems th...
May 19, 2020
Scheer says no Taiwan at WHO a 'shame', and says Trudeau support came late
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says it is a shame that Taiwan was not admitted to key meetings this week of the World Health Organization. Scheer says Canada's efforts on behalf ...
May 19, 2020
Debt stress is real. Here’s how a Licensed Insolvency Trustee can help
If you're feeling the added worry of additional debt right now, you're not alone. A significant number of Canadians have taken on new debt since the COVID-19 crisis began in March. And for households ...
May 19, 2020
Warning signs of N.S. mass shooter's paranoia, guns, prior abuse noted in warrant
HALIFAX - Information used by police to obtain a search warrant details warning signals of paranoid behaviour and unusual purchases of gasoline by the gunman who burned homes and killed 22 people...
May 19, 2020
U.S. agrees to Canada's request to extend non-essential travel ban into June
WASHINGTON - The United States has agreed to Canada's request to extend the mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel until June 21. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the extension to...
May 19, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 19, 2020: There are 78,072 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 43,627 confirmed (includ...
May 19, 2020
Full powers of Parliament must be reinstated, Conservatives' Scheer says
OTTAWA - Opposition leader Andrew Scheer says more powers of Parliament must be restored to properly scrutinize the government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. He says the existing thric...
May 19, 2020
AT&T quits Venezuela as US sanctions force it to defy Maduro
MIAMI - AT&T said Tuesday it will immediately abandon Venezuela's pay TV market as U.S. sanctions prohibit its DirecTV platform from broadcasting channels that it is required to carry by the socia...
May 19, 2020