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The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals will take on the New York Yankees Thursday in the first game of a delayed and shortened regular season on Thursday at Nationals Park.

Baseball Shouts 'Play Ball!' But For How Long? A Nervous 2020 Season Begins

Major League Baseball's delayed and shortened regular season gets underway Thursday. There will be no fans in the stands and plenty of health and safety protections for the players and team officials.

A view of the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies on May 20, 2020 in Clearwater, Fla. The Phillies closed the complex after several players tested positive for COVID-19.

MLB Closing Florida And Arizona Training Facilities For Coronavirus Cleaning

Several Major League Baseball and National Hockey League teams have shuttered facilities after players test positive for COVID-19. Experts worry it's too soon to bring back pro sports.

Cucho, Almada, Chicharito among MLS players to watch this season

The biggest winner in the Major League Soccer offseason transfer market ended up being the rumor mill. But there are still plenty of stars across the MLS to watch for during the 2023 season that begins Saturday.

Despite AIDS Successes, HIV Prevention Efforts Falter

At the international AIDS conference in Toronto, experts tell of successes in delivering treatments to the poorest corners of the world. But stresses are emerging: a weak health care system, a lack of drugs for children, and the high cost of therapies for those whose first-line treatment has failed. The most pressing problem is the failure of HIV prevention efforts to expand as fast as treatments have.

Author Alice Munro in 2009. Her daughter, Andrea Skinner, has come forward with allegations her stepfather abused her as a child and that Munro was aware and stayed with him until his death.

Alice Munro's daughter says her mother did nothing to stop abusive stepfather

Alice Munro died in May at the age of 92. Her daughter Andrea Skinner wrote a Toronto Star op-ed revealing her stepfather abused her as a child for years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Government Press Office (GPO) in Jerusalem to give a press conference on September 4, 2024.

'The Bibi Files.' Benjamin Netanyahu fails to block documentary from screening

An Israeli court this week rejected a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to block a documentary about his legal troubles from screening at a Canadian film festival.

Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed orchestras on 3 continents, dies at 80

Davis led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Britain's Glyndebourne Festival, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera in Chicago.

This aerial photo depicts the sawmills of Lagos, Nigeria. The timber from the country's rainforests, some of the most heavily deforested in the world, are processed in this coastal city, polluting the lagoons.

Mercy me: Photos show what humans have done to the planet in the Anthropocene age

Anthropocene refers to the age of humans — the things we've done to Earth. Geologists just rejected a proposal to declare an official "Anthropocene epoch." But everyone agrees: Damage has been done.

Changes in Sex Education

In the Canadian province of Ontario, new sex education guidelines have caused a furor. What is it about sex education that makes controversy inevitable?…

Canadians Invited To Share What Makes America Great

The "Tell America It's Great" campaign, was started by a Toronto-based creative agency. It put out an open call for Canadians to share videos of what they like about America and what makes it great.

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