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Native American groups ask NFL to force Redskins name change
WASHINGTON - More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder ...
Jul 06, 2020

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms contracts COVID-19
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. "COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive," Bottoms, a potential ...
Jul 06, 2020

NHL/NHLPA announce tentative agreements on return-to-play protocol, new CBA
The NHL and NHL Players' Association have taken a massive step towards resuming the pandemic-hit 2019-20 season later this summer - and securing labour peace for the foreseeable future....
Jul 06, 2020

'Divine event:' Surgeon who helped man after hike operates on him days later
CALGARY - A Saskatchewan man who had a heart attack after a hike in the Rocky Mountains says it was divine intervention that the same cardiac surgeon who helped resuscitate him near the trai...
Jul 06, 2020

Local bowling alleys ready to re-opening
Local bowling alleys are eagerly anticipating their return to business.Indoor recreation facilities, like bowling alleys and indoor skating rinks, are allowed to reopen as of Monday, July 6, as per Sa...
Jul 06, 2020

Manitoba's public health officer sees merit of Winnipeg CFL hub idea
WINNIPEG - The CFL still hasn't approached the Manitoba government about Winnipeg being a hub city for a potential 2020 season, but the province's chief public health officer thinks the plan coul...
Jul 06, 2020

Small business aid went beyond hard-hit companies, data show
WASHINGTON - The government on Monday identified roughly 650,000 mostly small businesses and nonprofits that received taxpayer money from a federal program that probably softened job losses from the c...
Jul 06, 2020

Saskatoon man charged in relation to rollover near Wakaw
A man has been charged after a rollover on Saturday, July 4 killed one person.Patrick Strong, 48, is from Saskatoon and has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death, and r...
Jul 06, 2020

Trump lashes out at NASCAR, Wallace over flag and noose
WASHINGTON - NASCAR's layered relationship with President Donald Trump took a sharp turn Monday when Trump blasted the racing organization for banning the Confederate flag and wrongly accused the spor...
Jul 06, 2020

Spurs captain Lloris confronts Son during 1-0 win vs Everton
LONDON - Tottenham duo Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min had to be separated by teammates during a confrontation at halftime of a 1-0 victory over Everton in the English Premier League on Monday. As the s...
Jul 06, 2020