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Canadian Vasek Pospisil falls to de Minaur in fourth round of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Vasek Pospisil couldn't convert on four set points in the first set en route to a 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-2 loss against No. 21 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia in the fourth rou...
Sep 07, 2020
Tam urges caution as daily cases of COVID-19 rise 25 per cent in last week
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a cause for concern. Dr. Theresa Tam says today the aver...
Sep 07, 2020
England international Kallum Watkins leaves Wolfpack for Salford Red Devils
TORONTO - England international Kallum Watkins, who joined the Toronto Wolfpack in May but never got to play for the transatlantic rugby league team because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has sig...
Sep 07, 2020
'It is urgent:' Commissioner calls for Indigenous bodies to oversee police
Aboriginal civilian groups that would oversee police actions are long past due in Canada, says a commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and gi...
Sep 07, 2020
Alberta doctors want safer workplace after killing of physician in Red Deer clinic
CALGARY - A central Alberta doctor says some clinics have stopped allowing patients to carry bags and backpacks since a family doctor was killed on the job last month. Dr. Wal...
Sep 07, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 7
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. EDT on Sept. 7, 2020: There are 131,894 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 63,497 confirmed (including 5,769 deaths, 55,871 r...
Sep 07, 2020
N.B. Tory leader reviews candidate's future after transphobic re-post emerges
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The leader of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives says he's looking at whether one of his candidates has a place in the party after learning he had reposte...
Sep 07, 2020
Workers groups mark Labour Day with push for changes in Liberals' throne speech
OTTAWA - One of the country's largest labour organizations is launching a campaign to coincide with Labour Day to push the Trudeau Liberals for changes to the federal social safety net. The Canadian L...
Sep 07, 2020
Supporters gather for Assange court extradition showdown
LONDON - Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the U.S. government were squaring off in a London court on Monday at a high-stakes extradition case delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Ameri...
Sep 07, 2020
Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Saudi court issued final verdicts on Monday in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his family announced pardons that spar...
Sep 07, 2020