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From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...
Aug 11, 2020

Lightning outlast Blue Jackets 3-2 in 5 OT thriller
TORONTO - Brayden Point scored 10:27 into the fifth overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Tuesday in the fourth-longest game in Stanley Cup playoff history. Point...
Aug 11, 2020

Calgary Flames edge Dallas Stars 3-2, strike first in NHL playoff series
EDMONTON - Dillon Dube scored twice in the first period and the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday. Rasmus Andersson also ...
Aug 11, 2020

Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic
A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the pandemic and cancelled their fall football seasons. ...
Aug 11, 2020

Cinemas hoping for a spark amidst shutdown woes
The North American staple of going to the cinema was quickly shutdown at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and aside from some limited showings of classic films, little has changed in the months sinc...
Aug 11, 2020

Canucks ride momentum into playoff series against defending Stanley Cup champs
Feeling somewhat more seasoned in playoff experience, the Vancouver Canucks now face an opponent with loads of it. Vancouver opens a first-round, best-of-seven series Wednesday in Edmon...
Aug 11, 2020

P.A. school divisions will use face masks Grades 4 to 12
Both of Prince Albert's school districts will require Grade 4 to 12 students to wear face masks when the new year starts Sept. 1. The news comes after a week of political and public debate amid the on...
Aug 11, 2020

Saskatoon COVID-19 researcher responds to Russia’s vaccine announcement
Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine.It hasn't taken long for that decision to be met with a fair amount of skepticism from experts around the world and here at hom...
Aug 11, 2020

Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez notches upset in first round of Top Seed Open
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Canadian qualifier Leylah Annie Fernandez upset 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round of the Top Seed Open on Tuesday. The 17-year-old Fernandez, ...
Aug 11, 2020

'Very kind:" Slain doctor remembered by colleagues, patients
RED DEER, Alta. - An Alberta family doctor slain in his medical clinic is being remember as a kind practitioner, a devoted dad and a jokester.Dr. Walter Reynolds, 45, was "the best colleague I ever ha...
Aug 11, 2020