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Welcome to Twitch U: Pandemic has some profs streaming lectures on gaming platform
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - David Churchill is just 20 minutes into his first lecture of the semester at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and already students are expressing their enthusiasm. Not with lit-...
Sep 17, 2020
B.C. government set to release plan to recharge economy after COVID-19 blow
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expected to reveal how it plans to stimulate an economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier John Horgan and Finance Minister Carole James ar...
Sep 17, 2020
Impact eliminated from Canadian Championship with 3-1 loss to Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - The Montreal Impact are out of this year's Canadian Championship after dropping a 3-1 decision to the Whitecaps in Vancouver on Wednesday. Montreal needed a win in order to top the table i...
Sep 16, 2020
Higashioka hits 3 of Yanks' 7 HRs in 13-2 romp vs Blue Jays
NEW YORK - Kyle Higashioka hit a career-high three home runs, DJ LeMahieu connected twice and the resurgent New York Yankees hit a season-best seven homers in another Bronx air show, thumping the Toro...
Sep 16, 2020
Primate monkeys around with student's phone, takes selfies
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian student whose cellphone was stolen while he was sleeping has tracked down the culprit: a monkey who took photo and video selfies with the device before abandoning ...
Sep 16, 2020
Columbia University band shuts down, cites troubled history
NEW YORK - The Columbia University Marching Band, which had run-ins with school administration over the years over situations like mocking its own team, has decided to voluntarily shut itself down ove...
Sep 16, 2020
Bones to pick, for $8M: Stan the T rex goes up for auction
NEW YORK - He weighed at least 7 tons and had eyes the size of baseballs. His bite could have crushed a car. He bore scars from fierce prehistoric battles. All this could be yours for as much as $8 mi...
Sep 16, 2020
Canadiens sign defenceman Joel Edmundson to four-year deal
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed new defenceman Joel Edmundson to a four-year contract with an average annual value of US$3.5 million. The Habs traded a fifth-round pick to the Carolina H...
Sep 16, 2020
Cavallini fined, Maciel suspended for actions in Whitecaps-Impact battle
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Whitecaps striker has been fined and an Impact midfielder suspended following a testy battle that ended in a 4-2 win for Montreal on Sunday. Vancouver's Lucas Cavallini was eje...
Sep 16, 2020
With quiet humanity, Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' makes noise
NEW YORK - What's it like to be an international film festival sensation without hardly leaving your home? Like most things during the pandemic, it's surreal. Except for trips to the editing room, dir...
Sep 16, 2020
