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Hosting regular season MLB in Toronto "totally different ball game"
The Toronto Blue Jays have been cleared to start their summer training camp at Rogers Centre, but Canada's deputy chief public health officer says hosting other teams there during the r...
Jul 03, 2020
Quebec government suspends all advertising on Facebook during July
QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it is joining an international boycott of Facebook by refusing to advertise on the social network during the month of July. Premier Francois Legault'...
Jul 03, 2020
Liberal party finished 2019 having spent $43 million, raised $42 million
OTTAWA - The Liberal party spent more than it took in the 2019 election year, raising just over $42 million and spending just over $43 million. Financial records released late Frid...
Jul 03, 2020
31 MLB players, 7 staff test positive for COVID-19, or 1.2%
NEW YORK - Thirty-one Major League Baseball players and seven staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during intake for the resumption of training, a rate of 1.2%. MLB and the players' association ...
Jul 03, 2020
Willie Nelson's July Fourth picnic is virtual in virus era
SPICEWOOD, Texas - Willie Nelson's annual Fourth of July Picnic is going ahead this year, but to reduce concerns about the coronavirus the event will be virtual. Fans can tune in to the nearly 50-year...
Jul 03, 2020
RCMP investigating suspicious death in Warman
One person was taken into custody Friday as the RCMP investigated a suspicious death in Warman.The RCMP Major Crimes Unit North and the Warman RCMP were on the scene of a suspicious death that happene...
Jul 03, 2020
Saskatchewan Rattlers’ CEBL schedule released
The Saskatchewan Rattlers will begin their quest to defend their league title on July 26.The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) has released its Summer Series schedule.On June 25, the CEBL announ...
Jul 03, 2020
Visitation guidelines expanded to SHA facilities and long-term care homes
Saskatchewan is easing restrictions for visits in hospitals, long-term care homes and assisted living facilities across the province, allowing residents to have in-person visits for the first time sin...
Jul 03, 2020
One new case of COVID-19 in Sask., 10 more recoveries
There is one new case of COVID-19 in the province. bringing the provincial total to 796.According to a media release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority, the new case is in the Far North region and...
Jul 03, 2020
CFL's Edmonton Eskimos announce they'll be retaining their team name
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos are keeping their team name.The CFL franchise announced Friday it was keeping the Eskimos moniker following "an extensive year-long formal research and engagement progr...
Jul 03, 2020