Posted: Dec 23, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
Premier Doug Ford defended his decision to include Ottawa in a 28-day lockdown yesterday, saying he d seen a report that showed a spike the in the levels of COVID-19 in the city s wastewater. The senior scientist who looks at that data, however, is questioning that characterization.(Chris Young/The Canadian Press)
Grassroots WITH the Shoestrings-chargrill, Chippenham Sunday League set for a shorter than usual one week Christmas break, many teams found themselves with an additional free week as the atrocious weather conditions of the last week meant that a number of games were lost to waterlogged pitches. The only league fixture that survived the rain was at Leafy Lane where hosts Chippenham Icons beat Royal Oak 4-2, to claim a fifth successive victory which move them above Lavis FC at the top of the Division One table thanks to their superior goal difference. Icons opened the scoring through a Jacob Duckett own goal, but they were pegged back when Rich Tandy was on hand to restore parity. Dan Fowler regained the lead for Icons who gained the upper hands on the Oak men, with a further 2 goals from Fowler to complete a first half treble to give his team a 4-1 interval lead, his second being a sublime strike from distance