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Veteran striker Dom Dwyer looks to repay Toronto FC for its faith in him
One game into his career with Toronto FC and veteran striker Dom Dwyer says he already has plenty to be thankful for. The 30-year-old Dwyer became a free agent after a 2020 season with Orlando City SC...
May 20, 2021
U Sports honours basketball graduates for leadership in communities
U Sports basketball graduates Nancy Knowlton of the Bishop's Gaiters and George Lengvari Jr., of the Concordia Stingers and McGill Redbirds have won the inaugural Mitchell Family Alumni of the Year Aw...
May 20, 2021
RCMP increasing COVID-19 road checks this weekend
MERRITT, B.C. - The BC RCMP is set to increase COVID-19 road checks for the long weekend. The road checks will be set up along four highways including South of Merritt along the Coquihalla, in the old...
May 20, 2021
Canada's vaccine pace outstripping much of the world but still lags on second doses
OTTAWA - Canada is expected to move ahead of the United States today in at least one of the markers in the race to herd immunity against COVID-19. By the end of the day nearly 49 per cent of all Canad...
May 20, 2021
SOUND OFF: Cities deserve our support as we emerge from pandemic
IT'S LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARENESS WEEK, a time to appreciate the many ways local governments make a positive impact on our daily lives - but you wouldn't know it from the way the B.C. NDP government has...
May 20, 2021
House approves $1.9B to bolster Capitol security after riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday narrowly approved $1.9 billion to bolster security at the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, as Democrats pushed past Republican opposition to harden the co...
May 20, 2021
'Crisis delayed': experts say drop in N.S. suicides in 2020 doesn't tell full story
HALIFAX - The number of suicides recorded in Nova Scotia in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic was the lowest since 2014. According to new government data, 120 people in Nova Scotia killed themselves i...
May 20, 2021
Ontario, Quebec lay out plans to reopen after COVID-19 restrictions
Canada's two most populous provinces are laying out plans to reopen as international travel restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic are extended for at least another mont...
May 20, 2021
US jobless claims fall again as some states end federal aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market keeps strengthening as consumers spend freely again, vir...
May 20, 2021
PWHPA, NWHL start talking about future of women's pro hockey
CALGARY - What it will take to take to get women's professional hockey in North America out of a "slurve" seems to be more time, talk and trust. One leader in women's pro hockey conjures a phrase from...
May 20, 2021
