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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:30 p.m. ET on May 25, 2020: There are 85,698 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 47,984 conf...
May 25, 2020
'One for the history books:' Horse racing back but without cheering crowds
WINNIPEG - A horse track in Manitoba has had some significant moments in its more than 60 years of racing, but animals charging around the oval loop before empty stands will be historic. "It's going t...
May 25, 2020
Montreal Impact return to training centre for individual outdoor workouts
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact returned to their training centre Monday for their first individual outdoor practice sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Impact players had been training on their...
May 25, 2020
Jimmy Cobb, 'Kind of Blue' drummer for Miles Davis, dies
Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. His wife, ...
May 25, 2020
Packed parks like Bellwoods avoidable with better communication, experts say
Images of a downtown Toronto park packed with young people seemingly flaunting physical distancing guidelines designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 have drawn sharp criticism from both politicians a...
May 25, 2020
Council of the Federation: COVID-19 prompts Quebec to put off premiers' meeting
Quebec is postponing the Council of the Federation meeting it was set to host this summer because of COVID-19. The summer premiers' gathering was set to take place from July 22 to July 24 at the Chate...
May 25, 2020
Air Ronge blaze deemed suspicious: Fire chief
A structural fire in Air Ronge has been deemed suspicious by the La Ronge Regional Fire Department. That's according to Acting-Fire Chief Keaton Cloud, who said firefighters were called to the scene a...
May 25, 2020
Those returning to work can get tested for COVID-19, two new cases in province
There are two new cases of COVID-19 in the northern half of Saskatchewan. With one new case in the Far North and one in the North, there are 634 total cases of COVID-19 in the province.Of those cases,...
May 25, 2020
Whitecaps 'keeper Maxime Crepeau dreaming about being back on the soccer pitch
It's been 80 days since the Vancouver Whitecaps last saw action, so goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau can be forgiven for dreaming about soccer. But for the 26-year-old Canadian international from Candiac, Qu...
May 25, 2020
Brian May reveals recent heart attack, says he's good now
LONDON - Queen guitarist Brian May says he recently had three stents put in after experiencing "a small heart attack." May said Monday in an Instagram video that the stents were put in after his docto...
May 25, 2020