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As military probes deadly crash, clues could lie in the Cyclone's troubled procurement history

It took more than a dozen years to bring the Cyclone helicopter into service with the RCAF — and some of its troubled history now casts a long shadow over the recent crash that killed six members of the military.




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Statistics Canada to investigate after official job numbers leaked early

Statistics Canada has launched an investigation after a media outlet reported its latest job-loss figures more than a half hour before the data was officially released.




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Wage subsidy program will be extended past June, says Trudeau

The federal government's emergency wage subsidy program, which is meant to help employers keep workers on the payroll, will be extended beyond its initial early June endpoint.




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A Chicago nurse vacationed with other nurses every year. She died from COVID-19 before they could plan their next trip

Maria Lopez was a nurse in robotic surgery at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago. She was set to retire April 30.




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Column: Supporters to run in honor of Ahmaud Arbery, the unarmed black man gunned down while jogging

Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down by two white men while jogging in Georgia. The #IRunWithMaud campaign honors his life with a 2.23-mile run or walk.




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From Best Dressed to School MVP, nominate a high school senior for Senior Week superlatives

The Tribune is celebrating the Class of 2020 for Senior Week, and readers can nominate seniors for superlatives like School MVP and Most Athletic.




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Best cheap tablets for under £100 for 2020

You don't have to splash the cash to find a good tablet - here's our pick of the best on a budget



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Bethenny Frankel Shares Extremely Rare Photo of Daughter Bryn on Her 10th Birthday

Bethenny Frankel is wishing her daughter Bryn a very happy 10th birthday. The former Real Housewives of New York star marked the pre-teen's birthday by sharing a rare few photos, one...




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NFL Star Tracy Walker Remembers Cousin Ahmaud Arbery as "Full of Laughter and Joy" After Fatal Shooting

This Friday, May 8 would've marked Ahmaud Arbery's 26th birthday. And though he's no longer with them, the Arbery family is finding comfort in the fact that Georgia state...




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Gogglebox star June Bernicoff dies aged 82

Gogglebox star June Bernicoff has died at the age of 82 after a short illness.




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Brian May says he 'won't be able to walk or sleep for a while' after gardening injury

Queen guitarist Brian May says he ended up in hospital and was left unable to walk after "ripping his glutes to shreds" while gardening.




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Five key points to be discussed at Premier League's 'Project Restart' meeting

A date of June 12 has been put forward as a suggestion for when fixtures can resume, but there are still a number of factors yet to be resolved before football can return




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Premier League stars to receive coronavirus test results before key workers

NHS staff must wait between 48 and 72 hours to hear back whether or not they are carrying coronavirus, but Premier League clubs and players will receive their results the following day




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UFC 249 odds and best bets for Ferguson vs Gaethje and Cejudo vs Cruz

Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje clash for the interim lightweight title tonight in Florida while Dominick Cruz takes on bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo in the co-main event




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Scotland lockdown 'must be extended' - easing it 'very risky', Sturgeon says

The coronavirus lockdown "must be extended" in Scotland and easing any restrictions would be "very, very risky", Nicola Sturgeon has announced.




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Coronavirus lockdown changes will be 'modest' and 'small'

The public have been told not to expect widespread changes to the coronavirus lockdown in England when Boris Johnson addresses the nation this weekend.




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Marking VE Day, PM tells veterans: 'You will always be remembered'

Boris Johnson has declared that the UK's response to the coronavirus demands the same effort and courage as the armed forces showed in the Second World War.




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Face-Aging Selfies Help Modify Risky Skin Behaviors for Teens

(MedPage Today) -- Witnessing ultraviolet (UV) radiation-induced facial aging firsthand may be a useful tool to convince youth to slather on the sunscreen, a new study suggested. In a randomized trial of high school teens in southeast Brazil...




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Promise of T1D Vaccines; Can Bariatric Surgery Be Essential?

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers developed a potential vaccine for a certain type of virus infection that leads to an autoimmune attack, which may result in turn in part to the development of type 1 diabetes. "Our hope is that these trials will show...




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Three Drugs Better Than One in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

(MedPage Today) -- Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who received a combination therapy with three antivirals -- protease inhibitor lopinavir-ritonavir (Kaletra), nucleoside analogue ribavirin, and injectable interferon beta-1b (Betaseron...




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The Time a New York Governor Disobeyed the Federal Government

When Al Smith had the chance not to enforce Prohibition, he took it.




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Florida’s No-Rules Vibe Gets a Coronavirus Reality Check

Florida’s governor is desperate to get the state back to work. But the tourism industry is moving much more cautiously.




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What Donald Trump Could Learn from Herbert Hoover

A 1932 fight over an economic relief agency has parallels to today’s politics—and the electoral fortunes of both Democrats and Republicans.




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MAGA Babe, Hillary Toilet Paper and Al Gore: The Weird World of the Virtual 2020 Campaign

The Trump-Biden fight is already underway, and it's totally online. What it's like to spend seven days following their whirlwind all-digital faceoff.




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‘Not the World’s Number One’: Chinese Social Media Piles On the U.S.

The verdict is in: China has outperformed, while the once-respected American system has disastrously faltered.




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What’s Behind China’s New Behavior in Europe

In ramping up diplomatic pressure, China is trying to control the narrative of the pandemic.




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Cameron Smith wants NRL season suspended because of coronavirus pandemic

The NRL is facing pressure from one of the greats of rugby league, as Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith calls for the 2020 season to be halted as a result of coronavirus.




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Wellington Phoenix commit to Australian stay but call for A-League to be postponed

A-League championship contenders Wellington Phoenix believe the competition should be suspended because of coronavirus as they prepare to go into self-isolation in Australia.




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Urgent economic measures being considered as Government moves to calm public

Scott Morrison says Australians need to "help each other out" as ministers call for an end to panic buying, and travel restrictions and bans on mass gatherings come into force.




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A-League and W-League games to continue behind closed doors

The A-League and W-League seasons will continue despite the coronavirus outbreak, the FFA says, but games will take place behind closed doors and the Wellington Phoenix will be based in Australia.




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Will football be suspended if a player catches COVID-19? It depends on the code

The AFL and NRL will both play matches this weekend, but both leagues are taking different approaches to dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.




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Abe says Olympics will go ahead despite top official testing positive to COVID-19

Japan's plans to hold a "complete" Olympics despite the advent of coronavirus may have taken a hit after one of its top Olympic committee officials was diagnosed with COVID-19.




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'That's how we play the game': The essence and beauty of football on the Tiwi Islands

The game of footy is almost a different sport on the Northern Territory's Tiwi Islands — a place where former AFL star Austin Wonaeamirri says Aussie Rules is a way of life.




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Kids sport is off, but not because the government said so

With a lack of clear instruction from above, the local competitions and clubs have taken matters into their own hands.




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'Bring the game home': Elders say hosting match will be just recognition for footy's birthplace

Titta Secombe says it's time the origins of Australian Rules football — which she says involved Indigenous mobs playing for pride with a possum-skin ball — are properly recognised.



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From Skase to Capper: How the Bears helped AFL sink its claws into Queensland

It was the '80s — the hair was big, life was large, and Aussie Rules were dirty words in Queensland. One man with a lot of cash to splash would change that.




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Quarter-by-quarter and minute-by-minute action now becomes months of silence for the AFL

Over the course of four days of football, the new AFL season went from being totally surreal to almost normal — then back to flat-out weird, writes Al Nicholson.




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Australian athletes told to plan for Olympics to be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic

Australia's Olympic athletes are told to plan for the Games to be delayed until next year, amid growing calls to postpone the event in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.




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We just don't know when we will be back at the footy again

What started as a feeling of tempered excitement as the weekend began, finished with a hollow acceptance that the world had changed, and Australian sport was not immune, writes Quentin Hull.




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Olympics will take place in 2021, says IOC member Dick Pound

The Olympics will be postponed to 2021 as the sporting world adapts to the coronavirus pandemic, according to IOC member Dick Pound.




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Jack Riewoldt says AFL players aren't being selfish in pay cut talks

As the AFL feels the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, its players reject suggestions they are being greedy as they negotiate a pay cut with the league.




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Boxing sisters face diabetes fight to pursue sporting dream

Tamieka and Teya Garcia are making inroads in the boxing industry despite a life-threatening health condition that complicates their efforts to step inside the ring.




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With games off for now, what will happen to club members who want their money back?

It's a difficult time for all footy clubs and everyone involved with suspended seasons — but if you're a holder of a club membership who wants a refund, you might be left disappointed.




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Aussie John Millman resigned to seeing entire tennis season canned because of coronavirus

Australian Davis Cup star John Millman doubts the ATP and WTA Tours can resume at all in 2020 due to the extent of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Wages of NRL and AFL players set to be paid by taxpayer thanks to JobKeeper scheme

The Government's proposed JobKeeper payment is set to move the goalposts in desperate negotiations between sporting codes and their players amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Rugby Australia staring at $120 million loss in revenue as it slashes staff because of coronavirus

Rugby Union is facing a deepening financial crisis in Australia due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the governing body announcing it is standing down 75 per cent of its staff in an attempt to stay afloat.




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AFL boss confirms membership refunds after McGuire and Jones on-air clash

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan confirms club members can get their money back if they face financial hardship, but implores those who can afford it to stick with their clubs through the coronavirus pandemic.




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Here's who you should absolutely not support in the Belarus Premier League

With sporting competitions almost entirely shut down, fans who want to follow the Premier League can still do it — the Belarus Premier League, that is.




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Footy live on YouTube? It could be part of sport's future

With the collapse of its traditional broadcast revenue streams, Australian sport is being urged to get creative as it looks to remain viable in the future.




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'My art, it's my purpose in life': Dayne Beams finding peace away from AFL

Dayne Beams worries the coronavirus pandemic will further contribute to mental health issues in the AFL and wider society but is finding peace outside the game.