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8M substandard masks from Montreal supplier did not make it into health-care system, Trudeau says




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The Rise of 'Zero-Waste' Restaurants

A new breed of food establishment is attempting to do away with food waste entirely




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Ten Top Chefs Share What They Are Cooking While in Isolation

Here’s some culinary inspiration as you wait out a global pandemic




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These California Wineries Are Hosting Virtual Wine Tastings

Sheltering in place doesn’t mean you have to give up the best of wine country's offerings




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Why Wines From Israel's Negev Desert May Represent the Future of Viticulture

Overcoming scorching heat and little rain, experimental vineyards teach winemakers to cope with climate change




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A 2,000-Year History of Restaurants and Other New Books to Read

The fifth installment in our weekly series spotlights titles that may have been lost in the news amid the COVID-19 crisis




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Far From Home? These Regional Comfort Foods Can Be Shipped to Your Door

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in nationwide shipments of specialities from legendary restaurants




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How a New Jersey Farmers' Market Went Virtual

The Metuchen Farmers Market, like many others, has moved to online orders and drive-thru pickups during the coronavirus pandemic




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Man beaten in Dodgers parking lot sues team for negligence

The Los Angeles Dodgers are being sued for negligence by a man who was attacked in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium and left with brain damage, his lawyers announced Friday.



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Korea baseball reportedly nearing deal with ESPN to televise games

Live professional baseball games could be televised in the United States as early next week, with South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reporting Monday that ESPN and the Korea Baseball Organization are nearing an agreement.



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Orioles' Trey Mancini faces 6 months of chemo with Stage 3 colon cancer

Baltimore Orioles outfielder and first baseman Trey Mancini revealed Tuesday he is in the midst of six months of chemotherapy as he fights Stage III colon cancer.



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MLB could resume by July 4 with minimum 80-game schedule: report

Major League Baseball could hold a rescheduled opening day between mid-June and July 4 and play at least 80 games this season, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reported Tuesday.



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Larry Walker's Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony pushed to 2021

Derek Jeter, Larry Walker and the rest of this year's Baseball Hall of Fame class will have to wait another year for their big moment at Cooperstown.



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Little League World Series cancelled for 1st time due to COVID-19 pandemic

Vowing to return next summer, this year's Little League World Series was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. All seven World Series tournaments and their respective regional qualifying events are off this summer.




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Indians pitcher Emmanuel Clase suspended 80 games for PED violation

Cleveland Indians reliever Emmanuel Clase was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday for testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug.



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Former Expo Andre Dawson on working as a mortician during COVID-19 pandemic

Baseball Hall of Famer Andre Dawson spoke to CBC's John Northcott about the realities of running a funeral home during the pandemic.




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MLB owners to discuss draft length next week: report

Major League Baseball owners will discuss a length for the amateur draft next week and are likely to start the selections on the original date of June 10, a person familiar with the deliberations told The Associated Press.



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Former Athletics pitching star, executive Matt Keough dies at 64

Matt Keough, the former Oakland Athletics pitcher and special assistant, has died. He was 64. He was an American League all-star as a rookie in 1978 and two years later comeback player of the year.



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Blake Snell sweeps Lucas Giolito to win 'MLB The Show' Players League title

Tampa Bay Rays' Blake Snell claimed champion status after defeating Lucas Giolito of the Chicago White Sox in the inaugural MLB The Show player league on Sunday.



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Canadian in Korean baseball league bracing for season without family, fans

The Korean baseball league opens its delayed season Tuesday in empty stadiums across South Korea and Canada's Jamie Romak, along with the rest of the league's players, are getting used to a new baseball normal that includes rules against high fives and spitting, daily temperature checks and the absence of fans.



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It's Opening Up Day: Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums

The new baseball season began in South Korea on Tuesday with the crack of the bat and the sound of the ball smacking into the catcher's mitt echoing around empty stadiums.



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Pete Rose had bats corked in '84, former Expos groundskeeper says

A former groundskeeper for the Expos recently told the Montreal Gazette that Pete Rose, who played less than a full season with the team, routinely had an Olympic Stadium staffer cork his bats in 1984.



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A lot is riding on baseball in South Korea

Everyone is rooting for Korean baseball to succeed right now because, if it fails, we're left with a pretty dark thought: If they can't pull this off, what hope do we have?




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Indians reportedly planning for June 10 workout, July 1 opening day

The Cleveland Indians held a video conference with players and other team officials to lay out the provisional plan for returning to organized workouts with designs on being ready for a potential 2020 opening day of July 1, according to The Athletic.




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How to Detect the Age-Old Traditions of Folklore in Today’s COVID-19 Misinformation

Smithsonian folklorist James Deutsch says the fast spread of stories and memes are cultural expressions that build cohesion and support




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Here’s Why Taking America’s Roll Call Is a Hard-Knock Job

History’s census enumerators came back with the numbers and some very tall tales




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Banner Renovation

The National Museum of American History will undergo a dramatic makeover




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DC Deals - Ben & Jerry's - Attractions

Visit our four downtown locations where you can taste euphoria in our creative and delicious all natural ice-cream, yogurts and sorbets!




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DC Deals - Bike & Roll - Attractions

Bike the Sites of the Nation's Capital! It's the fun and easy way to get to get up close and personal with Washington's landmarks




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DC Deals - Double Decker Bus Tours - Attractions

Double Decker Tours offers the best experience. Our Double Decker buses have the most visible sights like US Capitol, White House, Museums and Memorials




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DC Deals - Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens - Attractions

Discover the real George Washington through his restored home and gardens, over 1,000 artifacts, and an immersive Revolutionary War "snow" experience




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DC Deals - Old Town Trolley Tours of Washington DC - Attractions

Voted "Washington's Best Tour" by Washingtonian Magazine. See the best of Washington aboard on our 2 hour tour with live narration




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DC Deals - On Location Tours - Attractions

Take a bus tour to the sites of movies and TV shows. Your guide will entertain you as you visit over 30 locations used in West Wing, The Exorcist and more




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DC Deals - Segs in the City - Attractions

Get up close to the DC sites on a Segway! Segs in the City offers daily guided 1 hour and 2 hour Segway tours and rentals. Join the fun!




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DC Deals - The Historical Society of Washington, D.C. - Attractions

The Best Museum Experience of All Things Washington, D.C. Experience the stories behind the people and events of the Nation's Capital.




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Fifty Years Ago, Fed Up With the City’s Neglect, a San Diego Community Rose Up to Create Chicano Park

Making Tierra Mía, says the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, proved transformative in giving voice to the people




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Union says more than 50 workers laid off at U of M, including book store, communications staff

The University of Manitoba is laying off dozens of employees as it tries to find savings at a time when post-secondary schools have largely been closed since COVID-19 emerged on the Prairies, a union says.



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Suspended Winnipeg school trustee says she won't fight board's decision

A Winnipeg School Division trustee who was suspended from the school board earlier this week does not plan on fighting the decision, she told CBC News.



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Pandemic claims 1 in 12 Manitoba jobs so far, Statistics Canada says

About one in 12 Manitoba jobs disappeared during the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Statistics Canada's latest monthly survey of Canadian employment.



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Heavy May snowfall may be on the way for southwestern Manitoba

Hope you didn't pack away those winter boots yet: southwestern Manitoba, from Riding Mountain south to the Canada-U.S. border, is expected to get heavy rain and snow Friday night.



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Lac du Bonnet RCMP find dead body along CP Rail line

A dead body was found along the CP Rail line near Molson, Manioba, RCMP say.



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This Mother's Day will be 'one for the history books,' but still ways to show you care: chief nursing officer

Manitoba health officials says visits can be done via the internet, through window panes, or outside at a distance if everyone is healthy. People whose moms are in a hospital or a care home can still drop off gifts of food or clothing.



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Winnipeg police officers not at fault for death of man after arrest, IIU finds

Winnipeg police officers who arrested a man who then went into medical distress and later died were not at fault, an investigation by Manitoba's police watchdog has found.



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Manitoba municipalities to receive most operating funds sooner than normal due to COVID-19

Manitoba municipalities will be receiving most of their operating funding from the province sooner than usual because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the province announced Friday.



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$200 cheques for Manitoba seniors draw mix of praise, criticism

Earlier this week, Manitoba's premier announced $200 cheques for seniors to help pay for increased costs during the COVID-19 pandemic. But some wonder if there is a better way to help those in need.



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Federal government says Winnipeg Airports Authority can't speak on its behalf

The Winnipeg Airports Authority delayed a vote at Winnipeg's city council after it sent a request to move a dispute on development at Polo Park to the provincial municipal board, saying it was doing so "in the name of the government of Canada." But the government of Canada say the WAA can't speak on its behalf.



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Winnipeg-born hockey players get cut, investigated by teams for comments on group chat

A group of Winnipeg-born hockey players connected with a sexist group chat are being either let go from their teams or investigated, after screenshots from the private chat were made public earlier this week.



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1 new case of COVID-19 in Manitoba connected with Brandon trucking company cluster

Eight COVID-19 cases are now connected to that workplace, including six employees.



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Union raises concerns over lack of safety inspections after Manitoba construction worker dies on the job

The union that represents thousands of Manitoba workers is asking what safety protocols were in place when a construction worker was killed after a trench wall collapsed on him earlier this week.



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For people struggling with addiction and homelessness, compassion may be the hand up that's needed

"Recovery is not for the faint-hearted," says recovering addict Jeremy Raven. And sometimes, something as simple as a kind word may be the hand up that someone who is struggling needs, he says.



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