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Jamaican Nicholas Hamilton joins Scotland's Dundee on loan from York 9 FC
TORONTO - Jamaican winger/forward Nicholas Hamilton has joined Scotland's Dundee on loan from York 9 FC. Hamilton joined the CPL side in February but missed out on the recent Island Games because...
Sep 28, 2020
Veterans Affairs could clear application backlog in a year if it hired hundreds: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says Veterans Affairs Canada can clear its backlog of disability benefit applications in a year if it hires nearly 400 more people. The number of pending appli...
Sep 28, 2020
Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime drops first-round match at French Open
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the French Open after a first-round loss. The No. 19 seed from Montreal lost 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 to world No. 52 Yoshihito Nishioka at the clay-court Gr...
Sep 28, 2020
Falcons blow another big lead, this time to Foles and Bears
ATLANTA - The Falcons suffered their second straight fourth-quarter collapse after leading by two touchdowns, this time to backup quarterback Nick Foles and the Chicago Bears, who rallied from a 16-po...
Sep 28, 2020
3 countries to assess new info about 1994 ferry sinking
STOCKHOLM - The governments of Sweden, Finland and Estonia said Monday they will jointly assess what that they called "new significant information" in connection with one of Europe's deadliest peaceti...
Sep 28, 2020
Uber gets back London license after winning court challenge
LONDON - Uber can keep operating in London after the ride-hailing company won a court appeal on Monday against the refusal by transit regulators to renew its license. The U.S. company had challenged T...
Sep 28, 2020
Belarus president sworn in at unannounced inaugural ceremony
KYIV, Ukraine - President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was not announced in advance amid weeks of huge protests of t...
Sep 28, 2020
COVID-19 aid bill, Tory leader O'Toole's speech headline Parliament's first full week
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and Bloc Quebecois chief Yves-Francois Blanchet are expected to take their seats in the House of Commons this week after being benched due to COVID-19. The tw...
Sep 28, 2020
Childhood lessons, fight with cancer helped John Horgan forge political goals
VICTORIA - An Indigenous leader says John Horgan would often use a joke to ease tensions during difficult times in talks over the future of fish farms between groups with different interests in Britis...
Sep 28, 2020
Timbers extend unbeaten streak with 1-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps
PORTLAND, Ore. - Felipe Mora's goal led the Portland Timbers to a 1-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday. The victory extends the Timbers' (7-4-3) unbeaten streak to four games. The Whitecaps ...
Sep 27, 2020