The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The House of Commons is poised to re-open today despite the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to an impasse between the four main political parties. The Liberals announced Sunday that they had an agreement with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois to have 32 MPs meet in the […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–Premier Doug Ford has announced $20 million in funding for Ontario researchers trying to find a vaccine for COVID-19, as cases of the virus climbed passed the 10,000 mark in the province on Saturday. There were 485 new cases announced by health officials today and 36 more […]
The Canadian PressGiuseppe Valiante MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he takes “full responsibility” for the lack of orderlies in struggling long-term care homes, where more than half of the province’s 688 deaths related to COVID-19 have occurred. Legault told reporters Friday he didn’t want to get into a […]
The Associated PressStephen Whyno Wayne Gretzky sees a lot of himself in Alex Ovechkin, from the smile on his face each time he steps on the ice to his passion for scoring goals. There are also differences, like Gretzky’s sole focus on the NHL growing up in Brantford, Ontario, versus […]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TEMPE, Ariz.–Bobby Winkles, the baseball coach who built Arizona State into a national power from scratch and went on to manage and coach in the majors, has died. He was 90. Arizona State said Winkles died Friday with family and friends by his side. Winkles fielded the […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer CHARLOTTE, N.C.–A second straight victory in virtual racing for Simon Pagenaud and Team Penske, and tempers were hot at the end of this one. Pagenaud, the reigning Indianapolis 500 winner, competed in his firesuit and captured IndyCar’s race Saturday on a simulated Twin Ring Motegi in […]
The Associated PressJenna Fryer CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Nobody did anything to get fired or lose a sponsor in this week’s edition of NASCAR virtual racing. William Byron won his second consecutive NASCAR virtual race yesterday by holding off Timmy Hill–the driver who moved him out of the way to win an earlier […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is reporting 514 new COVID-19 cases today, and 38 more deaths. That brings the province to a total of 8,961 cases, including 423 deaths and nearly 4,200 cases that have been resolved. The growth in total cases has been relatively low for about a week, and […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL–Quebec Premier Francois Legault is calling on physicians to move from hospitals and clinics to shortstaffed long-term care homes to address the COVID-19 crisis. Legault acknowledged family doctors and specialists are overqualified for the type of work required -feeding and bathing patients and administering medications- but […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford is opening the door to systemic changes to the long-term care system in Ontario, as more than 140 residents have died in COVID-19 outbreaks. Ford says it will be necessary to take a closer look at cracks in the system and this […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his fellow G7 leaders are being hosted today by an impatient American president far more anxious than they appear to be to ease restrictions meant to control the spread of COVID-19. President Donald Trump is leading a teleconference today with his counterparts […]
The Associated PressRonald Blum NEW YORK–Rob Manfred wants Major League Baseball to be in position to take the field whenever government and health officials give the go-ahead. “I think it’s incumbent upon us to turn over every stone to try to play the game in 2020 if there’s any way […]
