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Countdown to kickoff: 2021 CFL season to start Aug. 5
Are you ready for some football?The question posed weekly by Hank Williams Jr. to Monday Night Football viewers now can be asked of fans of the Canadian Football League.The league's board of governors...
Jun 14, 2021
Two charged in Saskatchewan Mountie's death make first court appearance in Regina
REGINA - Two people accused of killing a Mountie by hitting the officer with a truck in rural Saskatchewan made their first appearance today in a Regina court. Alphonse Stanley Traverse, who is 41, an...
Jun 14, 2021
Former Green MP Jenica Atwin adjusts position on Israel after joining Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - Jenica Atwin has adjusted her position on Israel to align with the governing Liberal party she joined just four days ago. The Fredericton MP left the Greens on Thursday after openly criticizi...
Jun 14, 2021
B.C.'s next step in safe restart plan includes provincial travel, indoor activities
VICTORIA - British Columbia is taking its next forward steps to reopening the province by relaxing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on indoor activities, gatherings and travel within the province starti...
Jun 14, 2021
Skriniar steps up, Slovakia beats Poland 2-1 at Euro 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - As Marek Hamsik's influence begins to wane for Slovakia, Milan Skriniar has stepped up as the main man. Scoring the winning goal in a match at a European Championship is a dec...
Jun 14, 2021
Quebec green-lights National Bank Open, federal approval still required
TORONTO - Tennis Canada says it has received a letter of approval from provincial health authorities in Quebec to host this year's National Bank Open women's tournament in Montreal. The plan to host t...
Jun 14, 2021
UK's Johnson delays lockdown easing for England by 4 weeks
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks, until July 19, as a result of...
Jun 14, 2021
Communities grapple with what to do with former residential and day schools
The national spotlight on residential schools is also highlighting a difficult question facing some communities over what to do with the buildings that have been left behind. British Columbia's Okanag...
Jun 14, 2021
Ontario accelerates return-to-play plans for professional, elite-amateur sports
TORONTO - Top tier athletes in Ontario can expect to be back in action by the end of the summer. Ontario said it has accelerated its return-to-play plan for professional and elite amateur leagues as t...
Jun 14, 2021
Canadian business leaders demand plan to reopen borders, economy now
OTTAWA - Business leaders are calling on Ottawa to immediately lay out a comprehensive plan to reopen the economy and international borders along with a vaccine certification process. At a news confer...
Jun 14, 2021