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Palace player Zaha racially abused; 12-year-old arrested

BIRMINGHAM, England - A 12-year-old boy was arrested by police after Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha highlighted racist abuse he received ahead of Sunday's Premier League match at Aston Villa. Zah...

Jul 12, 2020

Battlefords resident reflects on Thailand pandemic experience

The world turned upside down in rapid succession when the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest back in March. Rob Goheen had a unique view of this historical event than the average Battlefords resident....

Jul 12, 2020

A look at some of the storylines for six Canadian NHL teams set to return

COVID-19 and the threat it poses to the NHL's plan to restart the 2019-20 season remains the overarching storyline as 24 teams prepare to open summer training camps Monday before heading to the hub ci...

Jul 12, 2020

Florida reports largest, single-day increase in Covid cases

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Florida shattered the national record Sunday for the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any state since the beginning of the pandemic, adding more than...

Jul 12, 2020

Raptors' first practice in four months had a "first day of school" feeling

Four months to the day after COVID-19 shut down the NBA, the Toronto Raptors were finally back on the floor together. The Raptors, who'd been based in Naples, Fla., for the past two weeks, but limited...

Jul 11, 2020

Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by ...

Jul 11, 2020

NHL's Canadian hubs offer little economic benefit, but morale boost is valuable: experts

TORONTO - A plan to operate NHL game hubs in Edmonton and Toronto could draw hundreds of hockey players and staff to both Canadian cities, but business experts say their presence won't give ...

Jul 11, 2020

Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's sentence

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called Roger Stone to inform his longtime political confidant that he would commute his sentence for crimes related to the Russia investigation, Stone told The Asso...

Jul 11, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID 19 shutdown

Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundla...

Jul 11, 2020

How Conservative leadership hopefuls would address the WE scandal if they win

OTTAWA - Conservative MPs said Friday their party doesn't want to bring down the government over the latest ethics scandal ensnaring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Current leader Andrew Scheer is in h...

Jul 11, 2020