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California coronavirus death count tops 70,000 as cases fall
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's coronavirus death toll reached another once-unfathomable milestone - 70,000 people - on Monday as the state emerges from the latest infection surge with the lowe...
Oct 11, 2021

National survey results to inform new standards for long-term care
OTTAWA - Canadian long-term care homes do not currently provide safe, reliable care, and they should put the needs and rights of residents first, according to the respondents of a survey that will hel...
Oct 11, 2021

After busy off-season, Vancouver Canucks hungry for elusive playoff spot
VANCOUVER - A single word resonates for the Vancouver Canucks heading into a new NHL season - playoffs. The team should be vying for a spot in the post-season every year, said captain Bo Horvat, and t...
Oct 11, 2021

Game 4 of Astros-White Sox ALDS ppd because of forecast
CHICAGO - Game 4 of the AL Division Series between the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox has been postponed because of rain in the forecast. The teams are now set to meet Tuesday afternoon. Jos Urq...
Oct 11, 2021

Toronto Raptors centre Khem Birch says he and his family had COVID-19
Toronto Raptors centre Khem Birch says that he and his family have recovered from COVID-19. The Montreal native spoke to media on Monday about catching the novel coronavirus. Birch said that he and hi...
Oct 11, 2021

Toronto Raptors centre Khem Birch says he and his family had COVID-19
Toronto Raptors centre Khem Birch says that he and his family have recovered from COVID-19. The Montreal native spoke to media on Monday about catching the novel coronavirus. Birch said that he and hi...
Oct 11, 2021

Biden attends nephew's wedding to ex-'Real Housewives' star
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) - President Joe Biden attended his nephew's wedding in Pennsylvania on Monday before returning to Washington for the week. The president and his wife, Jill Biden, attended the...
Oct 11, 2021

'No forgetting': Leafs look to move forward after another playoff disappointment
The Maple Leafs thought they had addressed the problem. Coming off a disappointing 2020 post-season inside the NHL bubble where the team stumbled in the qualifying round, Toronto identified some areas...
Oct 11, 2021

NHL set to return: 'A little more of a normal season'
Mark Scheifele is ready for the NHL to feel normal again. And after 19 months living in a global pandemic, very different at the same time. Fans in the stands, road trips to the U.S., and bonding with...
Oct 11, 2021

NHL set to return: 'A little more of a normal season'
Mark Scheifele is ready for the NHL to feel normal again. And after 19 months living in a global pandemic, very different at the same time. Fans in the stands, road trips to the U.S., and bonding with...
Oct 11, 2021

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