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MLB confirms Jays series is on after Phillies players test negative for COVID-19

MLB confirms Jays series is on after Phillies players test negative for COVID-19

The Toronto Blue Jays will play in Philadelphia this weekend. Major League Baseball confirmed Wednesday that the Blue Jays will play a double-header at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, followed by a game on Sunday.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at months low

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at months low

B.C. continues to battle COVID-19, as is clear from 23 newly recorded cases in the past 24 hours, and one new death, but the good news is that the severity of existing cases shows signs of being on the wane.
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Judges to hear traffic cases in schools: attorney general

Judges to hear traffic cases in schools: attorney general

Victoria has tapped new and retired provincial court judges, some working in schools, to deal with case backlogs and delays created by the pandemic, Attorney General David Eby said.
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Manitoba Opposition wants more teachers, more room for schools during pandemic

Manitoba Opposition wants more teachers, more room for schools during pandemic

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Opposition New Democrats called on the provincial government Tuesday to hire 400 new teachers and build or rent new classrooms in order to reopen schools in September.
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B.C.'s community sport organizations to receive $1.5 million to survive pandemic

B.C.'s community sport organizations to receive $1.5 million to survive pandemic

VICTORIA — Community sport organizations in British Columbia will share $1.5 million in provincial government funding to help them survive the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Lisa Beare, B.C.
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States resist mask rules as Midwest virus uptick stirs alarm

States resist mask rules as Midwest virus uptick stirs alarm

JACKSON, Miss.
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Stigmatizing Hutterites about COVID-19 will harm response: public health officer

Stigmatizing Hutterites about COVID-19 will harm response: public health officer

OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says discrimination against Hutterites will not help build trust as some colonies across the Prairies experience outbreaks of COVID-19.
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Tam says feds, experts discussing COVID-19 vaccine orders amid concerns of delay

Tam says feds, experts discussing COVID-19 vaccine orders amid concerns of delay

OTTAWA — Active discussions are taking place to potentially pre-order COVID-19 vaccine doses for Canadians, chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said Tuesday.
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CFL opt-out rules come into focus as CBA negotiations continue

CFL opt-out rules come into focus as CBA negotiations continue

A CFL player opting out of a potential shortened season won't be paid, but could still hit free agency this winter if he's in the final year of his contract.
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Andrea Bocelli, who had COVID, says lockdown humiliated him

Andrea Bocelli, who had COVID, says lockdown humiliated him

ROME — Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who had COVID-19, said the pandemic lockdown made him feel "humiliated and offended" by depriving him of his freedom to come and go as he wanted.
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