It’s move-in day for some of the NHL’s brightest stars. They’re making their way into their respective bubbles in each of the hub cities, Toronto and Edmonton.

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Derek McInnes fumes at Aberdeen players after coronavirus hotspot night out risks government shutdown

Aberdeen stars were caught partying in a coronavirus hotspot.understands the Pittodrie club was on the brink of being forced into a two week lockdown by politicians and health experts after two of Derek McInnes’ players tested positive for Covid-19 following a team night out in the cluster hit city centre.But, after late night crisis talks between Holyrood and Hampden’s Joint Response Group, it was agreed that the Dons will be permitted to take a heavily depleted squad to St Johnstone for Saturday's live TV showdown - so long as no more cases are confirmed within their squad in the next 24 hours. McInnes had to abandon a training session on Thursday following the first positive test and the furious manager immediately ordered an internal

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66 players opt out of NFL season due to coronavirus pandemic

A total of 66 players have opted out of the 2020 NFL season due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly half of them linemen.Twenty offensive linemen and 11 on defense opted out before Thursday's deadline. Players with a medical opt out will receive a $350,000 stipend, whole those voluntarily opting out receive $150,000 as an advance against future salaries.No team has come close to New England in losing players for the upcoming season, which begins Sept.

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Aberdeen lose EIGHT players after coronavirus outbreak as Derek McInnes sees squad decimated for two weeks

St Johnstone clash - but the match WILL go ahead. The Granite City has been placed back into lockdown after a spike in coronavirus cases in the city.

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Saudi crown prince sent kill squad to Toronto in search of ex-intel chief, lawsuit alleges

Saudi Arabia sent a hit squad to Canada in an effort to hunt down and kill a former top intelligence official who knows too much, a civil suit filed Thursday in court in the United States asserts.The 106-page unproven complaint, which reads like a spy thriller, accuses Mohammed bin Salman of orchestrating attempts to silence Saad Aljabri, a permanent resident of Canada.The document describes Aljabri as a 39-year veteran of the government of Saudi Arabia with expertise in national security and counterterrorism.

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NHL and its labs say COVID-19 testing doesn’t overlap with public’s

NHL says the laboratories hired to conduct daily COVID-19 tests on players in Edmonton and Toronto keep their supply chains separate from the public’s to ensure never the twain shall meet.Roughly 1,500 samples are collected and analysed daily in each city not only from players, team and NHL personnel, but from restaurant and hotel workers supporting the post-season tournament in each hub.Prior to the NHL’s restart this summer, deputy commissioner Bill Daly estimated between 25,000 and 30,000 tests will be administered through the end of the Stanley Cup final.Aware that even a perceived conflict with public testing could sour each city’s population on hosting a dozen NHL teams, the league and labs insist there isn’t one.The chief executive

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Pense, SK one of four finalists for Kraft Hockeyville 2020

The town of Pense is hoping to do something no Saskatchewan community has done: win Kraft Hockeyville, and with it, to host an NHL preseason game and receive $250,000 for their local arena.

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Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens shock the Pittsburgh Penguins in game three

Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens dump Pittsburgh Penguins in OT NHL teams arrive in Canadian bubbles of Toronto, Edmonton ahead of league restart Call of the Wilde: Pittsburgh Penguins even series against the Montreal Canadiens

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Bubble plea: Two communities want immunity from border restrictions

Two tiny, remote communities straddling B.C. and Alaska’s border are pleading to be made exempt from the pandemic restrictions. As Robin Gill explains, they’re hoping to create a travel bubble.

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Cleanup continues in Cape May County after tornado touches down

CAPE MAY COUNTY, N.J. - Cleanup continued on Wednesday a day after Tropical Storm Isaias tore through the area."Everybody kind of jumped down and got down," Hudson Tedeschi told FOX 29. "When I looked up the ceiling had collapsed, things were all over the place, windows were smashed, but everybody was fine.

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NBA releases testing results, no players confirmed positive

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The NBA’s bubble is still working.The league released its latest results Wednesday for coronavirus tests performed on players participating in the restarted season at Walt Disney World, and the numbers are still perfect. Of the 343 players tested since results were last announced July 29, none has been confirmed positive.That means no player has tested positive since entering the so-called bubble last month.

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Pandemic Causes Hollywood Players to Flee L.A. for Scattered Locales

On July 31, Toronto-based immigration attorney Brian Dingle was frantically fielding calls after learning that he had a Hollywood client stuck at the U.S.-Canadian border, trying to travel north. (Since March 21, as part of a U.S.-Canada Joint Initiative, American citizens are mostly barred from Canada for non-work purposes.) "There have literally been people turned around because of the travel restrictions," says Dingle, who reps a number of A-listers and works with the major studios to secure work permits for productions north of the border.

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These minority-owned restaurants are feeding the NBA Bubble

ORLANDO, Fla. – The NBA is working with 10, minority-owned restaurants in the Orlando area to keep all the staff and players in the NBA Bubble fed.All 22 teams are finishing the rest of the season at Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The players and staff are living in what’s known as the NBA bubble to prevent the spread of coronavirus.A league representative said the NBA is working with 10 local, minority-owned restaurants for the campus delivery program.“Several have been onboarded in accordance with NBA-required health and safety protocols and have begun accepting orders via the NBA Campus app,” an NBA coordinator said.

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Catlin out of tournament after breaking COVID-19 protocol

LONDON – American golf player John Catlin and his caddie Nathan Mulrooney have been removed from this week’s English Championship by the European Tour after they breached its COVID-19 protocol.The European Tour said in a statement on Wednesday that the pair dined a local restaurant on Tuesday evening outside the tournament bubble, “hence compromising the Tour’s health guidelines, and were withdrawn from the tournament with immediate effect as a result."In comments published by the European Tour, Catlin offered apologies for his behavior. “I apologize to my fellow players and everyone involved with the tournament this week for this error of judgement," he said.

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In the NBA bubble, the race for No. 8 out West is quite wild

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Devin Booker does not like the notion that the Phoenix Suns, whose playoff chances were beyond slim when the season was suspended, should simply be happy to be in the NBA’s bubble.He sees it quite differently.“People can say we have a nothing-to-lose mentality,” Booker said. “We don’t look at it like that.”Hard to argue.

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Beirut explosion: Toronto-area community leaders react to devastating blast

massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday, and are asking for support for those who are in Lebanon.“It’s sad. To everyone listening, please pray for Lebanon and the Lebanese people,” Mohamed Fakih, owner of Paramount Fine Foods, told Global News hours after the explosion.“People are scared for their lives … being here and not being able to help, it makes one feel useless.” Beirut explosion: More than 70 killed, thousands injured in blast in Lebanon’s capital Fakih, who immigrated to Canada from Lebanon and whose entire extended family still lives in the country, said his parents live five or six kilometres from the blast site.“My dad fell off the chair because of the strength of the explosion.

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Coronavirus: Toronto man calls for awareness, understanding of medical-related mask exemptions

mask when he goes inside a store or office, but for medical reasons he says he can’t do so. “I’m on the autism spectrum, and for that reason I don’t wear a mask,” Sherk told Global News in an interview, adding he was diagnosed more than two decades ago.“I have sensory issues that can lead to panic attacks and anxiety, it can lead to hyperventilating, and that’s a breathing issue.”Under City of Toronto bylaw 541-2020, which requires masks to be worn in public buildings, there was an exemption that gave Sherk and others the right to abstain from wearing a face covering.

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#WeAreUnited players reach out to California Gov. for help

lengthy list of demands related to healthy and safety, racial injustice and economic rights. They say if the demands are not addressed they will opt out of the season.

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Virus-stricken Marlins resume season with 18 new players

MIAMI – Scrambling for replacements following a coronavirus outbreak, the Miami Marlins added a Moran, a Morin, two pitchers named Josh Smith and a former Olympic medalist in speedskating. Also among the 18 players joining the Marlins' 30-man roster as they resumed their virus-disrupted season in Baltimore on Tuesday night were outfielder Monte Harrison and right-hander Jose Guzman, highly regarded prospects reaching the majors for the first time.

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Coronavirus: Toronto man claims he faces discrimination over face masks

A Toronto man living with autism says he’s experienced more discrimination in three weeks than since his diagnosis more than 20 years ago. Chris Sherk says his medical condition prevents him from wearing a face mask into stores and other businesses.

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Designer antibodies could battle COVID-19 before vaccines arrive

Jon CohenScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.While the world is transfixed by the high-stakes race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, an equally crucial competition is heating up to produce targeted antibodies that could provide an instant immunity boost against the virus. Clinical trials of these monoclonal antibodies, which could both prevent and treat the disease, are already underway and could produce signs of efficacy in the next few months, perhaps ahead of vaccine trials.

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Sports return ‘different’ but welcomed by N.B. fans, athletes and coaches

The New Reality: What will the future of sports look like? “It’s different,” he says. “(Leagues) can’t take a chance.

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Dover, Del., declares 'state of emergency' due to possible tornado damage

Max Ollendorff, of California, who is in Delaware for his daughter's soccer tournament, tweeted that a tornado touched down behind their hotel in Dover, Del.Possible tornado damage in Dover has prompted the mayor to declare a "State of Emergency," police say.This came after the National Weather Service issued a series of Tornado Warnings that included Dover during the 8 and 9 a.m. hours.Just after 9:45 a.m., the Dover Police Department posted to social media: "Traffic is severely impacted by downed trees, power lines, and a large power outage throughout the city.

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LIVE UPDATES: Tuesday morning storms bring flooding rain, tornado warnings as Isaias approaches

PHILADELPHIA - Before Tropical Storm Isaias even reached the area, strong storms brought several inches of rain and prompted tornado and flash flood warnings.A tornado warning is in effect in parts of Delaware including Dover, Middletown, and Smyrna until 9:30 a.m.MORE: WATCHES AND WARNINGSFlash flood warnings are also in effect in parts of Delaware and suburban Pennsylvania counties until noon. FOX 29's Sue Serio has the latest look at Tornado Warnings and flooding occurring across our area Tuesday morning as Tropical Storm Isaias races north.

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Tuesday morning storms bring flooding rain, tornado warnings as Isaias approaches

PHILADELPHIA - The National Weather Service has expanded a Sussex County, Delaware until 8:15 a.m. Tuesday morning. Before Tropical Storm Isaias even reached the area, strong storms brought several inches of rain and prompted tornado warnings.Overnight storms and rain were just the start of what's expected to be a wet and windy day in the Delaware Valley.Around 7:30 a.m.

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Tornado warnings issued for parts of Philadelphia, suburban counties

PHILADELPHIA - A tornado warning has been issued for parts of our area, including Philadelphia.The warning includes portions of Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties and will expire at 8:00 a.m.Strong storms are moving through the area Tuesday morning as we brace for the effects of Tropical Storm Isaias later in the morning. Most of the area will be under a tornado watch through the early afternoon as the storm moves through.Those in areas under the warning are advised to take shelter.___AdvertisementFor the latest local news, sports and weather, download the FOX 29 News app.DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP

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Toronto’s COVID-19 housing project winds down, but residents hope for change

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on some of Toronto’s most vulnerable communities, but for two residents of a new housing project in the city’s midtown area, the pandemic has been an unexpected blessing.Just a few months ago, Jason Greig and Rob Dods were each sleeping in tents. Now, the two men are among 149 previously homeless residents living in a pair of apartment buildings leased by the city at the height of the pandemic.The deal was struck between Toronto’s Shelter, Support and Housing Administration and the buildings’ developer, the Times Group Corporation, not long after a number of outbreaks in the shelter system led to a wave of outdoor encampments cropping up across the downtown core.

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Edmonton Oilers obliterate organization’s 50/50 draw record with over $2M in sales Monday night

#Oilers fan is becoming a millionaire tonight & the game hasn't even started yet! Ticket sales will run until 10:30pm MT.Ps. Congrats to Saturday's 50/50 winner, Danielle McGale, who claimed the $381,275 prize!

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Pac-12 responds to football players threatening opt-outs

The letter was obtained by The Associated Press and first reported by Sports Illustrated. The players say they have been communicating with more than 400 of their peers throughout the Pac-12.

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NHL reports no positive coronavirus tests from active teams

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Teams with 52-member travelling parties entered the bubbles July 26.There were also zero positives the previous week when teams were still in their home cities for training camp.

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Coronavirus: Toronto establishments begin collecting customer information for contact tracing

As Toronto entered stage three of the Ontario government’s reopening plan, City officials implemented bylaws to help protect, bars, restaurants and cafes. Morganne Campbell has more on what you need to know before dining in.

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N.S. health officials warn of potential COVID-19 exposure on July 12 flight from Toronto

coronavirus on a West Jet flight from Toronto to Halifax on July 12.The flight departed Toronto at 9:45 p.m. and landed in Halifax just after midnight on July 13, officials say.NSH is contacting anyone known to be a close contact of the persons confirmed to have COVID-19, says a news release.“It is expected that the exposure period has ended, however, this alert is being sent out with an abundance of caution,” it says.

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Strictly’s loving Covid couple-bubbles will be the perfect antidote for the nation this winter

BBC’s creative brains dreamed up the ultimate celebrity hybrid. In the name of social distancing, it looked like the Strictly cast were going to have to isolate together in a hotel for the 13-week duration of the series.It was shaping up to be a fabulously sparkling Frankenstein monster: Strictly meets Love Island.

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Hart has 34 saves in Flyers' 4-1 win over Bruins

TORONTO - Carter Hart and the Philadelphia Flyers sure didn't look stale following a 4 1/2-month pause to the NHL season.Hart stopped 34 shots, and the Flyers got a balanced and opportunistic attack in opening the expanded playoffs seeding round with a 4-1 win over the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Boston Bruins on Sunday.Michael Raffl had a goal and assist, while Nate Thompson, Philippe Myers and Scott Laughton also scored for the Flyers.

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Next in summer of player empowerment: Pac-12 players unite

coaches and lawmakers, rallying for social cause s and asking for answers about how they are expected to safely play through a pandemic.The latest act in this summer of college athlete empowerment comes from the West Coast, but there are already signs the movement could spread to other parts of the country. A group of Pac-12 players Sunday presented a list of demands on issues ranging from healthy and safety to racial justice to economic rights.

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Analysis: Early returns say so far, so good for NBA bubble

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – So far, so good.The NBA’s bubble remains intact. The extraordinary health protocols put into place to try and save this season seem to be working.

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‘It’s the right thing to do’: Toronto restaurant scraps tipping

Toronto restaurant has stopped accepting tips in a move the owner says is an effort to more fairly compensate staff.Richmond Station, located at Yonge and Richmond Street in downtown Toronto, moved to what it calls a “hospitality included” model, meaning any gratuities for staff are already built into the price.“Eliminating tips and moving to Hospitality Included is … the right thing to do,” Ryan Donovan, the restaurant’s owner, told Global News by email.“We want our staff to have the same entitlements to the social safety net and their professional peers in other industries and the fall-out from the pandemic has made that abundantly clear.” Coronavirus deals 2nd blow to businesses in Toronto’s construction-laden Little Jamaica Prices

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Storm shelter closes in Brevard County due to lack of turnout

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A storm shelter has closed in Brevard County due to lack of turnout as Tropical Storm Isaias moves up the coast, according to emergency management.Emergency Management officials said the shelter at Viera Regional Community Center opened at 11 a.m. and by 3:30 p.m.

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Tornado warnings expire in parts of Bucks, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - A tornado warning has expired after it was issued by the National Weather Service for Northwestern Bucks County, south central Northampton and Southeastern Lehigh County Sunday morning.The warnings expired at 8:15 a.m.A thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was near Pleasant Valley, Pennsylvania, and moving northeast at 15 mph.Locations that were in the possible path of this storm included Easton, Bethlehem, Pleasant Valley, Old Orchard, and Richlandtown.Also included in the path was Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania near mile markers 64 and between mile marker 66 and 73.AdvertisementGet the latest weather information by downloading the FOX 29 Weather Authority app, here.___For the latest local news, sports and

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Pac-12 football players urge opt-out amid COVID-19 concerns

The Players' Tribune website and social media with the hashtag #WeAreUnited and sent out a press release. The release listed the names of 12 Pac-12 players from nine schools, including Oregon star safety Jevon Holland, and provided a statement from each one.It says hundreds of players throughout the Pac-12 are concerned about the risks of COVID-19 and that the conference and NCAA lack transparency, uniformity and adequate enforcement infrastructure.The Pac-12 on Friday released a revised football schedule for the upcoming season, which because of the pandemic is not guaranteed to be played.

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Pac-12 Football Players Opt Out Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Pac-12 football players refuse to practice and play games amid concerns about coronavirus.

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Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens dump Pittsburgh Penguins in OT

Montreal Canadiens fans are hoping for top prospect Alexis Lafreniere in the draft instead of Habs victories, in this of most unpredictable of years allow yourself to dream.Not maybe for ultimate glory, but at least for some moments of joy for the players you cheer for with all of your heart. The foundation of future success is built with experience culled in the playoffs, whether you call it that or the “play-in” series.It does not matter what is in a name.

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Regina’s Matt Dumba becomes 1st NHL player to take a knee during anthem

Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel for a national anthem during the league’s restart on Saturday.The Regina native made a speech about social and racial justice prior to Edmonton’s first game of the NHL restart — the second overall — before he kneeled for The Star Spangled Banner.Players from the Oilers and Blackhawks stood around the centre-ice circle for both anthems prior to the Edmonton-Chicago game. NHL season resumes with Carolina Hurricanes win over New York Rangers Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse and Blackhawks goalie Malcolm Subban each put a hand on Dumba’s shoulder as he kneeled for a recording of the American anthem.

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Toronto Raptors Kneel For Anthems Ahead Of 1st Real Game After COVID-19 Break

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors kneeled for both the Canadian and American national anthems ahead of their first real game in nearly five months Saturday.

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Reports: Text to Pac-12 players encourages possible opt-out

ESPN first reported the possible movement among players at multiple Pac-12 schools and The Athletic published the text invitation. The text says a public announcement, along with a list of demands, will be published Monday through The Players Tribune and social media platforms.

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Toronto tenants fear August evictions

Rent is once again due for many tenants who had postponed paying while Ontario’s emergency orders were in place, but now there’s legal action being taken to extend the ban on evictions. Kamil Karamali reports.

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NHL season resumes with Carolina Hurricanes win over New York Rangers

NHL’s most unusual season in history resumed Saturday with five qualifying round games as the league kickstarted its pandemic-hit campaign.The New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes got things going 142 days after COVID-19 forced a suspension of the schedule on March 12 with a noon ET opening faceoff at Scotiabank Arena.Any concern about a lack of emotion for the 24-team resumption of play without fans in attendance was put to rest early when Carolina’s Brady Skjei rocked Jesper Fast with a massive open-ice hit.Jaccob Slavin scored the NHL’s first-ever August goal moments later on the opening shot just 61 seconds in when he roofed a puck on Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist.

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