PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns plowed through the regular season in impressive fashion, breaking an 11-year playoff drought by finishing with the second-most wins in the entire league.

Their postseason reward: A first-round date with the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers. In arguably the most intriguing opening-round matchup, the No.

7 seed Lakers enter the series as a slight betting favorite over the No. 2 seed Suns, according to FanDuel. The main reason is obvious: Los Angeles has a healthy LeBron James and Anthony Davis after both superstars missed big chunks of the regular season with injuries.

The Suns aren't complaining. After all, they figured they'd be playing the Lakers at some point anyway if they wanted to make it to the NBA

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E-scooters return to Calgary for summer of 2021

Electric scooters have returned to Calgary for the summer. Here’s Adam MacVicar with the new rules in place for 2021.

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Wells Fargo Center, Citizens Bank Park announce plans to return to full capacity next week

PHILADELPHIA - The Wells Fargo Center will return to full capacity on June 2 for the Sixers playoff run after Philadelphia announced it will drop most ‘Safer-at-Home’ restrictions about a week ahead of schedule. "Opening our doors to more than 20,000 fans is an important moment for our entire city.

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Montrealers celebrate return of outdoor dining as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Patrons flocked to Montreal restaurants as terraces finally reopened on Friday as COVID-19 health restrictions begin to ease. Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports.

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Ford defends keeping Ontario schools closed following letter to doctors, experts

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that he stands behind his decision to seek guidance from others as to whether or not schools should be reopened in the province. “I don’t want to rush this.

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COVID-19: Doug Ford defends not reopening Ontario schools, trying to get general ‘consensus’

COVID-19 pandemic.Ford’s stance comes despite admitting his chief medical officer of health supports the decision to reopen schools, despite modelling suggesting the province could see an increase in cases by six to 11 per cent.However, the province’s science advisory table has said that increase would be “manageable.”“… That could equal to thousands of cases.

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Premier Jason Kenney defends ‘Open for Summer’ relaunch plan

One day after unveiling a three-stage relaunch plan for the province, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney joined Gord Steinke to talk about the plan to reopen businesses and lift COVID-19 health restrictions.

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Hamilton reports new COVID-19 death, doc says hospitals could ‘cope’ if students return in 3rd wave

joining a call for a return to in-person learning as soon as possible in an effort to limit afflictions in youth she believes have been brought on by isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. Martha Fulford, an infectious disease specialist with McMaster Children’s Hospital and Hamilton Health Sciences, says marked increases in eating disorders, obesity and mental health challenges among youth are likely the results of “social starvation.”The physician says school typically provides more than an education and the benefits of human interaction and organized events create a critically important itinerary for young people.

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Simcoe Muskoka top doc supports return to school as COVID-19 cases dip

COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario.“We believe that our rates are down sufficiently that we can follow up with cases and their contacts and would be able to do so for any exposures in schools,” Dr. Charles Gardner, the local health unit’s medical officer of health, said at a video press conference Wednesday.

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Ian Blackford defends Nicola Sturgeon after Dominic Cummings accused her of undermining four-nation covid approach

seven hours of evidence to the science and technology, and health and social care committees yesterday Boris Johnson's former special adviser pointed the finger at the First Minister for "babbling" about discussions at COBRA meetings. Cummings said that the meetings involving the devolved UK leaders in the COBRA national security meetings became a pretence because Sturgeon was beating Downing Street to the cameras with the decisions immediately afterwards.

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McMaster Children’s Hospital physicians call for return to in-person learning in Ontario

Hospital officials say the number of children being admitted after a suicide attempt has tripled since this time last year, and referrals to the hospital’s eating disorders program have increased by 90 per cent since last spring.“The longer that students remain out of the classroom, the worrisome health trends we are seeing will increase exponentially and potentially cause irreparable damage to an entire generation,” writes Bruce Squires, president of McMaster Children’s Hospital.“Even a few weeks in the classroom will provide the much-needed mental health, educational, and social benefits our children desperately need at the end of this disrupted school year.”Dr.

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Made in America Festival to return to Benjamin Franklin Parkway

PHILADELPHIA - The Made in America music festival will be returning to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, officials announced Wednesday.The Made in America festival had been canceled the year before due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but as Philadelphia slowly reopens and returns to normal so do the events. This year, the event will be held Labor Day weekend. News of headliners and other performers has yet to be released.

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Store owners return $1M lottery ticket that woman tossed in trash

The owners of a Massachusetts convenience store are being hailed for their integrity after they returned a $1-million-winning scratch ticket that a customer had accidentally thrown away.

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COVID-19: B.C.’s restart plan offers roadmap to the return of sports and fitness

COVID-19 restrictions has paved the way for a return to normal for sports and fitness in the province.The province’s four-step plan, which was unveiled on Tuesday, calls for the immediate resumption of low-intensity indoor fitness classes as well as outdoor sports games with no spectators.An eventual return to normal in September is possible if vaccination rates in the province continue to rise and the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline.As early as June 15, that will broaden to include indoor team games and practices for all ages without spectators, but there can be up to 50 spectators for outdoor sports.

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COVID-19 outbreak grows at Mount Everest base camp

At least 100 people have contracted COVID-19 at the Mount Everest base camp.

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COVID-19: B.C. lays out restart plan including a return to normal by September

Wearing a mask in B.C. indoor public spaces could be optional by July 1 The restart plan will follow approximate timelines based on vaccination rates continuing to rise across the province and COVID-19 cases continuing to decline.“British Columbians have sacrificed so much over the last 15 months to help keep people and our communities safe,” Premier John Horgan said.“We have made tremendous strides with our vaccination program, and we are now in a position where we can move forward with a plan to slowly bring us back together.

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As sales plummet, souvenir shop owners hope tourists return to Montreal

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Masks, restrictions return to Melbourne after new virus outbreak

Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, reinstated Covid-19 restrictions as authorities scrambled to find the missing link in a fresh outbreak, prompting New Zealand to pause a "travel bubble" with the state of Victoria.

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Norwegian announces plans to return to cruising from US

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EU mulls response to Belarus diverting plane to nab reporter

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Ageless wonder Mickelson wins PGA to be oldest major champ

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Suns win in return to playoffs, beating Lakers 99-90

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Italy Eurovision winners return home to cheers, a drug test

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Orlando Pride earn 2-1 road win at defending champion North Carolina

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Biles makes history in return to competition at US Classic

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NBA tells head coaches they can go without masks in games

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Debate rages on over whether students should return to classroom

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Rare albino deer spotted swimming in Lake Poygan in Wisconsin

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COVID-19: Calls in Ontario grow louder for return to in-class learning

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Return of Iraqis seen as easing threat from Syria camp

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Leafs, Habs square off in NHL playoffs for 1st time since 1979

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LeBron's 3 lifts Lakers over Warriors in West play-in game

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FOX Entertainment teases unscripted series featuring Super Bowl champ Tom Brady

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