Major League Soccer and its players struck and agreement Friday night on a reworked collective bargaining agreement that will run through the 2027 season.

The league had invoked a force majeure clause in December to reopen negotiations over the current CBA, citing ongoing uncertainty because of the COVID-19 crisis.

Major League Soccer has said it lost nearly $1 billion last season, due in part to the pandemic as it played in mostly empty stadiums and with increased costs for testing and charter flights.

The league said it expects similar losses this year. The Major League Players Association and the league had two difficult negotiations last year — one in February before the start of the season and a second in June when players took a pay

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South zone numbers rise as Alberta’s COVID-19 cases trend down

Numbers from the first two weeks of February show that Alberta Health Services’ South zone is trending differently than the rest of the province when it comes to active COVID-19 cases. Danica Ferris has more.

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Canada sees 51 new coronavirus deaths as total cases top 831K

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Some provinces ease restrictions as variant concerns rise

Highly contagious and potentially deadlier coronavirus variants are spreading throughout Canada, yet some provinces are loosening pandemic rules. As Heather Yourex West reports, variants could push hospitals to the brink.

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Coronavirus: 4 deaths, 92 new cases for Interior Health region during Family Day weekend

COVID-19 cases, for the Interior Health region.Interior Health did not disclose in what community or communities the deaths took place, other than noting the region’s confirmed death total since the pandemic started is now at 88.“We are sad to report four more people have died of COVID-19 since our last report for Interior Health on Feb. 12,” said Susan Brown, president and CEO for Interior Health.

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B.C. reports 1,533 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths over four days

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reports 1,533 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Feb.

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Hamilton reports 60 new COVID-19 cases, variants a concern in city’s move to ‘red’

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Coronavirus: Advocates calling for clearer picture on COVID-19 with race-based data collection

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Reservations now available at new Walt Disney World Swan Reserve

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Buffett's firm reveals new investments in Verizon, Chevron

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Alberta records 50 new cases of the U.K. COVID-19 variant

Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Alberta recorded 50 new cases of the B.1.1.7.

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Indoor gatherings lead to highest COVID-19 transmission, pose too much of a risk right now: Hinshaw

Alberta does not plan on easing the ban on indoor gathering until Step 3 of its reopening plan because evidence shows those types of get-togethers have led to the highest rates of COVID-19 transmission, chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Eva Mendes says her daughters are getting her ‘full on attention’ amid pandemic: ‘They need me now more than ever’

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Vineland, N.J. chosen to host FEMA-run COVID-19 vaccination site

VINELAND, N.J. - New Jersey is looking to level the playing field when it comes to vaccine availability, by partnering with the federal government to open sites. One of the cities chosen to host a site is Vineland, in Cumberland County."And, fortunately the state heard our cries and FEMA heard our cries and they came through for us on this one," Vineland, New Jersey Mayor Anthony Fanucci remarked.Anthony Fanucci’s been telling Trenton and Washington for a year they were looking for COVID help.

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123 new COVID-19 cases reported in Simcoe Muskoka since Friday

coronavirus cases and six additional deaths since Friday, bringing the local total case count up to 5,872, including 179 deaths.Fifty-two of the new cases are in Barrie, while 17 are in Bradford and 17 are in New Tecumseth. Stay-at-home order lifts in Simcoe Muskoka.

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New Brunswick’s vaccine roll-out plan affected by shipment delay

Case counts in New Brunswick may be low, but so are vaccine numbers. Canada’s slowed shipments are now having an impact on the province’s rollout. Travis Fortnum reports.

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COVID-19: 9 new cases in Peterborough area, outbreak at child care centre in Peterborough County

COVID-19 and a new outbreak on Tuesday as the region begins its “yellow — protect” designation under Ontario’s COVID-19 response framework.As of 4:40 p.m. the health unit’s COVID-tracker reports there are 31 active cases, up from 22 on Monday.

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Protesters face prison time under new law in Myanmar

In Myanmar, military rulers are now threatening anti-coup demonstrators with prison time. But as Redmond Shannon explains, protesters remain defiant in fighting for democracy.

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Coronavirus: Calls mount for Quebec to collect race-based COVID-19 data

COVID-19 pandemic has hit those who are poor and those who are not white harder than others, nearly a year into the health crisis, we still don’t have a clear picture of just how much harder it’s hitting racialized communities.Instead, we have to make educated guesses based on how hard the virus has hit certain neighbourhoods.

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Black MLB players, executives strive to diversify baseball

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Coronavirus: Manitoba reports 4 additional deaths, 167 new cases after long weekend

Manitoba’s chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin confirmed on Tuesday another four Manitobans have died from COVID-19 and 167 more have been infected with the virus.

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Saskatchewan adds new 3 coronavirus deaths, 136 infections

COVID-19 have died, bringing Saskatchewan’s total deaths related to the pandemic up to 357.One of the recently deceased was reported in their 40s from the far north west zone, according to a press release. Another was in their 50s from north west while the third was in the 80-plus age group from far north west zone.

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Winter storms could impact vaccine shipments as Florida reports 6,705 new COVID-19 cases

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City of Saskatoon signals support for new $65M VIDO vaccine lab

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Riot lawsuit just part of Trump's post-impeachment problems

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The new Manchester postcodes where people are being asked to get a Covid test

direct to your inboxResidents in parts of Harpurhey and Moston are being invited for immediate Covid tests after a mutant strain was discovered in the area. Thousands of people will be invited for testing in the coming days as health chiefs work out how the E484K mutation has developed and spread.

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BREAKING: Moston and Harpurhey latest areas to see mass Covid testing after new variant found

direct to your inboxThousands of people in Moston and Harpurhey are being invited for immediate tests after a case of a new Covid variant was identified in the area. It follows the same approach launched in Moss Side last week, after four cases of the same strain, E484K, were detected there.

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mRNA vaccines may provide lower immunity to new SARS-CoV-2 variants

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Coronavirus: Trudeau confirms COVID-19 variants now in all 10 provinces

Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, Ontario in Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that new COVID-19 variants had now been reported and confirmed in all ten Canadian provinces.

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New this week: 'Nomadland,' 'Kenan' and Andra Day music

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Guelph reports 34 new COVID-19 cases from weekend, 4 more deaths

COVID-19 died over the long weekend, raising the city’s death toll to 30.So far this year, 20 deaths have been attributed to the novel coronavirus, including 12 in February. Guelph begins reopening city facilities as stay-at-home order lifts Guelph also reported 34 new cases of the disease from the Family Day weekend, bringing its case count to 2,554.Active cases in the city fell by 10 cases from Friday to 106 on Tuesday.

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GameStop's saga may be over; its effect on Wall Street isn't

NEW YORK – The frenzy around GameStop’s stock may have quieted down, but the outsized influence small investors had in the saga is likely to stick around.

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Intern at AIIMS, Rishikesh dies 11 days after getting covid-19 vaccine dose

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Ottawa sees 31 new COVID-19 cases and one new death as city reopens in 'Orange' status

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 31 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more person has died.

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Quebec reports 669 new cases, 20 more deaths amid coronavirus crisis

COVID-19 cases and 20 additional deaths, including six in the past 24 hours, on Tuesday.Over the course of the health crisis, the province has seen 278,187 novel coronavirus cases. Recoveries, meanwhile, stand at 258,542.The death toll, which remains the highest in Canada, has reached 10,246.

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In-depth survey assesses religious life of Black Americans

NEW YORK – Black Americans attend church more regularly than Americans overall, and pray more often. Most attend churches that are predominantly Black, yet many would like those congregations to become racially diverse. There is broad respect for Black churches' historical role in seeking racial equality, coupled with a widespread perception they have lost influence in recent decades.

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Spurs, Hornets have more games called over virus concerns

The San Antonio Spurs are dealing with a coronavirus outbreak among four players, the NBA said Tuesday, meaning the Spurs will not play until the middle of next week at the earliest.

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Ashes to be sprinkled over parishioners' heads during pandemic Ash Wednesday

NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic will change the way ashes are distributed to Christians worldwide on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season.The Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments published a note describing the process needed to avoid close contact and avoid the spread of the virus.PARANAQUE, PHILIPPINES - FEBRUARY 26: Catholic devotees wearing protective masks fall in line to have their head sprinkled with ash during Ash Wednesday services at a church on February 26, 2020 in Paranaque city, Metro Manila, Philippines.(Photo by After the ashes are blessed with holy water, the priest will recite the customary refrain to the entire congregation: "Repent, and believe in the Gospel" or

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Ontario reports 964 new coronavirus cases on Family Day Monday, 904 on Tuesday

coronavirus cases on Family Day Monday and 904 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 287,736.The provincial government did not release Ontario COVID-19 numbers on Monday due to the holiday and released two sets of data on Tuesday.According to Tuesday’s provincial report, 320 cases were recorded in Toronto, 154 in Peel Region, and 118 in York Region.According to Monday’s provincial report, 251 cases were recorded in Toronto, 201 in Peel Region, 93 in York Region 66 in both Durham Region and Ottawa,All other local public health units reported fewer than 50 new cases in both Monday and Tuesday’s provincial reports.The province also noted for Monday and Tuesday that due to ongoing “data quality checks and remediation” from

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COVID-19: New Brunswick to provide provincial update

COVID-19 update on Tuesday.The update, which will be led by Health Minister Dorothy Shephard and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health, comes a day after the province reported its 23rd COVID-19 death on Monday.

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Case dropped after woman in racist Central Park run-in gets therapy

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Ontario reports 30 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa on third day of fewer than 1000 cases provincewide

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 30 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on the third straight day the province is reporting fewer than 1,000 new cases provincewide.

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Nigerian Covid-19 variant under investigation with 38 new cases found

Public Health England has found 38 cases of the new Nigerian Covid strain.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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