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Prague, Taipei deepen ties as controversial Czech visit ends
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The mayors of Prague and Taipei announced new areas of co-operation for the two sister cities, including orchestra tours, on Friday as a Czech delegation concluded a weeklong visit to...
Sep 04, 2020
Pandemic preventing Toronto, Boston fans from travelling to see their teams
TORONTO - In another year at another time, this would be a busy weekend for Joseph Hicks. With the Toronto Blue Jays in Boston to face the Red Sox and the Toronto Raptors and Boston Cel...
Sep 04, 2020
Canada's job market and 'Jeopardy!' returns: In The News for Sept. 4
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 4 ... What...
Sep 04, 2020
Statistics Canada to unveil August job numbers, expected to show gains
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will report this morning how well the country's job market fared in August. After seeing a historic drop of some three million jobs over March and April at the height of the...
Sep 04, 2020
New Brunswick party leaders back on campaign trail after first debate
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's party leaders are back on the election campaign trail today following last night's first debate. They will concentrate their efforts in the Fredericton and Moncton areas....
Sep 04, 2020
Thai students turn agitators for educational reform
BANGKOK - She's 15, writes love stories and likes indie music and anime cartoons. So far so normal. But two weeks ago Benjamaporn Nivas upended traditional notions of Thai schoolkids' behaviour by lea...
Sep 03, 2020
Demko perfect as Canucks blank Golden Knights 4-0; Vancouver ties series 3-3
EDMONTON - Thatcher Demko stopped all 48 shots he faced for his first-ever post-season shutout to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and force...
Sep 03, 2020
Hernández hits 3-run HR in 10th, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 6-2
BOSTON - Teoscar Hernndez hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the 10th inning after breaking up Boston's no-hit bid with a leadoff single in the seventh, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past the Red ...
Sep 03, 2020
Provorov lifts Flyers past Islanders in 2OT to force Game 7
TORONTO - Ivan Provorov scored at 15:03 of the second overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Thursday night to force a deciding Game 7. Kevin Hayes, James van Riemsdyk...
Sep 03, 2020
Serena Williams sets up US Open showdown vs. Sloane Stephens
NEW YORK - Yes, Serena Williams won in straight sets again. And yes, she moved into an all-American showdown at the U.S. Open against Sloane Stephens. Still, this victory did not quite go according to...
Sep 03, 2020
