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Saskatoon doctor checking hearts in Tisdale
September 16 - 20 is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week and a Saskatoon-based cardiologist is coming to the northeast to spread said awareness.Janine Eckstein is in Tisdale today (Tuesday) and beginni...
Sep 17, 2024
Toronto FC promote forward Charlie Sharp, wingback Nate Edwards to first-team roster
TORONTO - After being drafted in the third round (61st overall) of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, forward Charlie Sharp decided to put his dream of playing professional football on hold. He spent a couple o...
Sep 17, 2024
Weegar committed to Calgary Flames despite veteran exodus
MacKenzie Weegar wasn't bitter or upset as he watched friends live out their dreams. The Calgary Flames defenceman just hopes to experience the same feeling one day. He also knows the road leading to ...
Sep 17, 2024
Maple Leafs announce Oreo as new helmet sponsor for upcoming NHL season
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced cookie brand Oreo as the team's helmet sponsor for the upcoming NHL season. The new helmet will debut Sunday when Toronto opens its 2024-25 pre-season ...
Sep 17, 2024
Byelection win: Bloc Québécois to squeeze Liberals for gains, not trigger election
MONTREAL - The Bloc Qubcois leader says he's in no hurry to trigger a federal election and will instead stick with his plan to extract gains from the minority Liberal government. Yves-Franois Blanchet...
Sep 17, 2024
Fledgling Northern Super League adds four to front office ahead of April kickoff
The Northern Super League has fleshed out its front office with four appointments. Jose Maria Celestino da Costa was named vice-president and head of soccer operations while Marianne Brooks was appoin...
Sep 17, 2024
Food items that got more expensive in August, and which ones saw prices go down
OTTAWA - Inflation has come down from its highs, and groceries are no exception. Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that grocery prices in August rose 2.4 per cent from the year before, a far cry f...
Sep 17, 2024
StatCan looks to improve the way it tracks wireless plan pricing with new data
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has changed the way it tracks the price of wireless plans in an effort to capture a more accurate picture of what Canadians are paying when it calculates the inflation rate....
Sep 17, 2024
Pumpkin Music Festival
Get ready for the Pumpkin Music Festival at Paintball Paradise September 21 and 22. Music by Local musicians including: The Hotrods, led by Paul Schafers With Kirk Lester and Darcy Sander, Dave Arsena...
Sep 17, 2024
Health Canada approves updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against currently circulating variants of the virus. The mRNA vaccine, called Spikevax, has been reformulated to...
Sep 17, 2024