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Claypool, Gallimore top-rated Canadian prospects available in 2020 NFL Draft

Winnipeg Blue Bombers GM Kyle Walters isn't spending much time evaluating Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore and Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool, as neither are expected to set foot in the CFL for some time, if ever.



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Former Tiger-Cats running back Dave Fleming dies at 76

Former Hamilton Tiger-Cats running back and three time Grey Cup champion Dave Fleming has died. He was 76. The Tiger-Cats made the announcement on Thursday. A cause of death was not provided.



  • Sports/Football/CFL

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CFL's Tackle Hunger program holds special meaning for Argos' Jamal Campbell

Jamal Campbell was never quite sure how the box of food ended up at his home while growing up in the community of Jane and Finch in Toronto, but he understood what it meant to his family.



  • Sports/Football/CFL

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Saskatchewan's Phase 2 plan updated to allow shopping malls to open, stores can accept returns

The NDP wants the Saskatchewan government to delay Phase 2 of its reopening plan, currently scheduled for May 19.



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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Zoey Roy first Indigenous author to participate in NAC's #CanadaPerforms

Last month, the National Arts Centre launched #CanadaPerforms, an initiative that pays musicians and writers to perform from their living rooms. Poet Zoey Roy gave an intimate performance from her living room in Kingston. 




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Sask. small care home operators ask for clarity, consultation

Michell Jesse said the personal care home operators she represents have been frustrated trying to keep up with the government's direction during an already stressful time.



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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Sask. woman questions extent of COVID-19 restrictions at mother's long-term care facility

A Saskatchewan daughter said her mom has been “confined” to her room at a government run health-care facility due to COVID-19. 



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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Northern Sask. mayor calls for checkpoints restricting out-of-province travellers

Green Lake’s mayor says he wants to see further measures introduced to prevent people who aren't from Saskatchewan from travelling through his community as the region deals with the COVID-19 pandemic. 



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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Restrictions for some nurses up north causing confusion: SUN

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) is raising concerns about some nurses who volunteered for remote assignments being told they need to refrain from working elsewhere for at least 14 days if they’ve worked in Lloydminster or La Loche.



  • News/Canada/Saskatoon

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Drew Brees to join NBC after playing career is over: report

The New York Post is reporting that Drew Brees will join NBC after he retires. The 41-year old New Orleans Saints quarterback will be going into his 20th NFL season this year.



  • Sports/Football/NFL

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Panthers' Christian McCaffrey becomes highest paid RB in NFL history: reports

The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a four-year, $64 million contract extension with All-Pro Christian McCaffrey, a person familiar with the contract negotiation told The Associated Press, making McCaffrey the highest-paid running back in the NFL.



  • Sports/Football/NFL

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Patriots trade Rob Gronkowski to Brady's Buccaneers as TE ends retirement

Four-time All Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski has agreed to a reunion with Tom Brady. The trade, finalized Tuesday night, brings Gronkowski and a seventh-round pick to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round selection.



  • Sports/Football/NFL

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Canadian Duvernay-Tardif reworks contract to give NFL's Chiefs cap space

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a restructured deal for the Canadian offensive lineman.



  • Sports/Football/NFL

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Canadian receiver Chase Claypool selected by Steelers in 2nd round of NFL draft

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Canadian receiver Chase Claypool in the second round of the NFL draft Friday night. Claypool was the 17th player taken in the round, 49th overall.



  • Sports/Football/NFL

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Canadian NFLer Duvernay-Tardif joining medical front line in Quebec

A Quebec-born Super Bowl champion is making the move from the offensive line to the medical front line.



  • Sports/Football/NFL

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Vancouver Asian Film Festival launches anti-racism video campaign in wake of rising hate crimes

Hate crimes against Vancouver's Asian communities have increased since the early days of the outbreak and the #Elimin8hate campaign is an effort to combat that and comfort victims.



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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Backcountry users reminded to use caution as SAR teams see increase in incidents

Adventure Smart says search and rescue incidents increased 35 per cent last week, compared to the same time last year — and during the COVID-19 pandemic, SAR teams have to do extra work for each call.



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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Even in health emergency, Mother's Day takes the cake for B.C. bakers and florists

Florist Sam Solis said in 21 years of business, he’s never seen a busier Mother’s Day. He and other florists and bakers are working double time to help fete the mothers of British Columbia.



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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B.C. confirms 1 additional death, 29 new cases of COVID-19

Provincial health officers say they have confirmed 29 new cases of the virus and one additional death from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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East Vancouver tree thief caught on camera

A man is seen driving up in a grey van before making off with a Japanese maple he rips right out of the front garden.



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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Bail-skipping B.C. fentanyl dealer seeks 'exceptional parole' because of asthma

A B.C. fentanyl trafficker with a history of ignoring court orders is seeking “exceptional parole” because of COVID-19, despite the fact he’s only one year into an eight-year sentence.



  • News/Canada/British Columbia

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25 years later, Johnny Cash fan searches for lost photo with music legend

Twenty-five years after meeting Johnny Cash, a Newfoundland musician is trying to track down a photo of the pair.



  • News/Canada/Nova Scotia

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Italian photographers showcase 'top model' chickens in new coffee table book

Matteo Tranchellini and Moreno Monti created a coffee table book called CHICken to showcase the natural beauty of the ubiquitous birds.



  • Radio/As It Happens

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Giant, record-class walleye caught and released near Dryden, Ont.

A man from Vermilion Bay, Ont., caught and released a fish that he says could have challenged a 70-year-old record for walleye last weekend.



  • News/Canada/Thunder Bay

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Bomb scare at Windsor cultural centre turns out to be forgotten ghost-hunting device

It turns out a small black box with a dangling red wire and little blue light investigated by Windsor's bomb squad Tuesday isn't actually dangerous — at least to the living.



  • News/Canada/Windsor

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P.E.I. grandmother keeps snowball in her freezer for more than a decade

It's not often people want to hang onto winter, but a Summerside, P.E.I. woman has kept a piece of it in her freezer for over a decade: a snowball in a ziplock bag.



  • News/Canada/PEI

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Mickey Mouse display earns Canadian balloon twisting team 5 world awards

A team of Canadian balloon twisters earned five awards at the World Balloon Convention in California this month for their Mickey and Minnie Mouse as Romeo and Juliet design.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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'Its hooves came within 6 inches of my eyes,' Quebec senior says of terrifying encounter with ox

Laura Chouinard's encounter with the runaway ox had her gripped by fear. But in the midst of the battle she resolved, "I am not going to die today."



  • News/Canada/Montreal

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Five Calgary city councillors talk about their real names

Five members of Calgary city council use a name in their political life that doesn't always line up with their birth certificate.



  • News/Canada/Calgary

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Mint's newest coin showcases famous Falcon Lake UFO encounter in Manitoba

The Royal Canadian Mint's newest offering features Manitoba's most famous UFO encounter, which happened in 1967 when Stefan Michalak went looking for precious metals near Falcon Lake.



  • News/Canada/Manitoba

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New Waterford basketball team slip makes America's Funniest Home Videos final 3

The string of pratfalls that was the comedic highlight of this year's New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic in Nova Scotia will be seen by millions of TV viewers.



  • News/Canada/Nova Scotia

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Ronaldo Souza scratched from Saturday UFC card after positive coronavirus test

UFC 249 will proceed as planned Saturday night despite Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza being ruled out Friday following a positive test for the coronavirus. He was scheduled to oppose Uriah Hall in Jacksonville, Fla.




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Regina braces for impact of likely Grey Cup cancellation

Hope for a 2020 Grey Cup in Regina is slowly dwindling as the CFL hints at a season cancellation. 



  • News/Canada/Saskatchewan

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The American-Iranian Psychosis, Next Chapter

The mullahs are cold calculators.




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Trump’s Dow-at-30,000 Dream Hurt America

Trump is Mark Twain’s king, the great American con man.




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OM EAST and local partners raise a banner in Roma villages - Austria

This summer nearly 1,000 Roma children in Roma villages throughout Central and Eastern Europe heard the Gospel.




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Ten years later hearts are changing - North Africa

After 10 years in North Africa, an OM worker sees a change in the hearts of neighbours and friends.




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John Tory says COVID-19 pandemic will cost Toronto $1.5B as city announces 249 new cases

Mayor John Tory, Dr. Eileen de Villa, the city's medical officer of health, and Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg, head of the city's emergency response team, spoke at a city hall news conference Thursday afternoon.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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44 positive cases of COVID-19 confirmed at Conestoga Meats: public health

Region of Waterloo Public Health says there are 44 positive cases of COVID-19 at the Breslau meat processing facility Conestoga Meats.



  • News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo

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Toronto officials report 180 new cases of COVID-19 as city prepares to partially reopen some businesses

Toronto officials reported 180 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, a figure that represents a dip when compared to the more than 200 cases announced daily this week. 



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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Scammers taking advantage of rising demand for pandemic puppies

The COVID-19 pandemic has meant a spike in demand for puppies and an opportunity for scammers who are charging inflated prices for dogs not ready to be adopted out or with missing or bogus papers.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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Ontario allows school staff to work in hospitals as province confirms 346 new COVID-19 cases

Ontario reported its lowest new COVID-19 case count of the week on Saturday with 346 new confirmed cases of the virus. Meanwhile, the government has issued an emergency order allowing school board employees to be voluntarily redeployed to hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes and women's shelters.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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Ontario reports 399 new COVID-19 cases as number of patients on ventilators drops

The province's networks of labs processed 15,179 tests in the last 24 hours, more than any of the three days previous but still short of the 16,000 tests per day target set back in April.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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FCA's Windsor Assembly Plant, Ford looking to restart this May as union works to ensure safety

As automakers look to restart the industry, union representatives are looking to ensure safety is the number one priority for workers.



  • News/Canada/Windsor

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Community spread blamed for over half of Ontario's new COVID-19 cases, 'perplexing' top doctor

After several days in which fewer than 400 cases of COVID-19 were added to the provincial tally, Friday's report was up again, with 477 new cases reported.



  • News/Canada/Toronto

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Windsor has highest jobless rate in Canada for fourth month straight

Windsor's unemployment rate soared even higher in April, according to Statistics Canada numbers released Friday. 



  • News/Canada/Windsor

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Pro-democracy, Pro-Beijing camps scuffle at Hong Kong legislature

Scuffles broke out at Hong Kong's legislature Friday, with security guards ejecting several pro-democracy lawmakers, including one who was carried out by medics on a stretcher after he was injured.




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Madagascar ships unproven herbal remedy for COVID-19 to several African nations

Madagascar is putting its self-proclaimed, plant-based "cure" for COVID-19 on sale and several countries in Africa have already put in orders for purchase, despite warnings from the World Health Organization that its efficacy is unproven.




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Cardinal tries to disavow petition that raises conspiracies about coronavirus lockdowns

Cardinal Robert Sarah, head of the Vatican's liturgy office, claims he never signed a petition claiming the coronavirus is an over-hyped "pretext" to deprive the faithful of Mass.




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Putin presides over slimmed down Victory Day as coronavirus cases rise

Russia marked 75 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War on Saturday, but the coronavirus outbreak forced it to scale back celebrations seen as boosting support for President Vladimir Putin.