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Paire says he tested positive before playing in Hamburg
HAMBURG - French tennis player Benoit Paire was allowed to compete at the Hamburg Open despite twice testing positive for the coronavirus, he said Wednesday. Paire retired from his opening-round match...
Sep 23, 2020
Tokyo Olympics CEO suggests relaxed entry rules for athletes
Tokyo Olympics officials are proposing that the government relax immigration regulations to allow athletes to enter the country before next year's postponed games and train during a 14-day quarantine ...
Sep 23, 2020
Lebanese teen from Beirut joins global pop band
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A teenage singer from Lebanon this week became the latest to join a global pop band formed by Simon Fuller, the man behind the Spice Girls and "American Idol," which aims...
Sep 23, 2020
Toronto FC learns rest of rejigged MLS schedule, with a busy October ahead
Toronto FC learned Tuesday what lies ahead in the rest of the pandemic-rejigged MLS regular season. Seven matches in October and two in November. Six "home" games in East Hartford, Conn. A steady...
Sep 23, 2020
Adversity just part of a 'weird year' for Montreal Impact: Thierry Henry
Coach Thierry Henry simply wants his Montreal Impact squad to keep 11 players on the field for an entire game when they kick off against the New England Revolution on Wednesday. Three games ...
Sep 23, 2020
It's not over: post-tropical storm Teddy makes landfall in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The centre of post-tropical storm Teddy made landfall in eastern Nova Scotia this morning, delivering another round of punishing winds and heavy rain to a province that has already...
Sep 23, 2020
First direct commercial flight from Israel lands in Bahrain
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The first known direct commercial flight between Israel and Bahrain landed Wednesday in the island kingdom, just a week after it signed a deal alongside the United Arab E...
Sep 23, 2020
President of Belarus inaugurated despite disputed election
MINSK, Belarus - President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has assumed his sixth term of office in an inauguration ceremony that wasn't announced in advance. State news agency Beltra reported that Wed...
Sep 23, 2020
Three part COVID-19 plan and one meal a day for Fluffy: In The News for Sept. 23
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 23 ... Wha...
Sep 23, 2020
B.C. coroners service to release latest data on overdose deaths amid recent spike
VANCOUVER - The coroners service is expected to release data today on the latest number of monthly overdose deaths in British Columbia after three months of rising fatalities during the pandemic.The p...
Sep 23, 2020