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Ousted from Labrador Inuit government, ex-politician questions 'blood quantum' method
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A former member of Labrador's Inuit government is questioning the methods used to quantify whether he is sufficiently Indigenous after he was removed from his government roles last ...
Nov 27, 2020
Sportsnet parts ways with veteran Blue Jays announcer Mike Wilner
TORONTO - Rogers Sportsnet is parting ways with veteran Toronto Blue Jays radio announcer Mike Wilner.The broadcaster announced the split on its Twitter feed Friday. A reason wasn't given for the deci...
Nov 27, 2020
World champion Jacques retires from Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team
Paralympian and world champion Maude Jacques has announced her retirement from the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team.Jacques first cracked the national team lineup and helped Canada capture ...
Nov 27, 2020
Stolen raven: Montreal-area zoo urging those who took 'Kola' to return him
MONTREAL - Officials at Montreal's Ecomuseum Zoo want their stolen raven returned immediately. There's still no sign of Kola, a common raven, who was taken during a break-in sometime between Mon...
Nov 27, 2020
US appeals court rejects Trump appeal over Pennsylvania race
PHILADELPHIA - A federal appeals court in Philadelphia on Friday rejected President Donald Trump's latest effort to challenge the election results in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court if ...
Nov 27, 2020
3 funeral workers fired over Maradona coffin photos
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Three funeral workers have been fired for posing for photos alongside the body of soccer star Diego Maradona shortly before his funeral. The images distributed across social ...
Nov 27, 2020
Mid-year financial report forecasts lower deficit
Saskatchewan's financial picture is brighter than expected at the mid-year point.The 2020-21 mid-year report, which was released Friday, predicts the province's deficit will be more than $380 million ...
Nov 27, 2020
Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book
LOS ANGELES - Forget the high-performance sports cars, the luxury Rolls-Royces and all those other classic automobiles in which Jerry Seinfeld ushers his fellow comics to the diner on television's "Co...
Nov 27, 2020
Real trees in large and early demand this year
We are one month from Christmas and Rick Van Duyvendyk with Dutch Growers in Saskatoon says his business has sold twice as many live Christmas trees as it did this time last year."I am a little concer...
Nov 27, 2020
Rogers Centre owner shelves plans for Toronto Blue Jays' stadium amid pandemic
TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc. says it was exploring the future of its Toronto stadium prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the virus has caused it to put those plans on hold. The telecommunicati...
Nov 27, 2020