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Texas Democrats continue holdout, don’t show for new session
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new election laws, prolonging a monthslong standoff t...
Aug 07, 2021
Canadians Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime get first-round byes at National Bank Open
TORONTO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov says he's feeling confident heading into next week's National Bank Open in Toronto. The 22-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., comes into the tournament as the No. 5...
Aug 07, 2021
With 23 in Tokyo, Canada has its highest medal tally in non-boycotted Summer Games
TOKYO - The hot and muggy weather in Tokyo that wreaked havoc on athletes throughout the Games could not slow down or cool off Canada on the final full day of competition. But the inadvertent dip into...
Aug 07, 2021
The Mosaic Company donates $2 million to Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation has received a significant donation from The Mosaic Company.According to a media release, they received $2 million to the foundation to continue The Mos...
Aug 07, 2021
Black Lake First Nation mourning loss of Chief Archie Robillard
The community members of Black Lake First Nation, in northern Saskatchewan, are mourning the loss of their Chief.According to a media release by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), ...
Aug 07, 2021
Fatal crash at Foam Lake
Traffic restrictions were ended Saturday morning on Highway 16 within the Town of Foam Lake after a fatal crash Friday night.Wynyard RCMP were on scene of the single vehicle collision from around 9 p....
Aug 07, 2021
Feds reach tentative deal with striking border guards days before restrictions ease
WASHINGTON - Canada's border agents reached a new tentative agreement with the federal government late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign left long lines of semi-trailers and passenger vehic...
Aug 07, 2021
With 23 in Tokyo, Canada has its highest medal tally in non-boycotted Summer Games
TOKYO - The hot and muggy weather in Tokyo that wreaked havoc on athletes throughout the Games could not slow down or cool off Canada on the final full day of competition. But the inadvertent dip into...
Aug 07, 2021
Male southern resident killer whale possibly dead from cancer, says expert
VANCOUVER - The endangered southern resident killer whale population may have suffered more loss with one of the orcas presumed dead, says an expert. The orca, K-21, was seen in the last week of July ...
Aug 07, 2021
Durant and US men extend dominance in Olympic basketball
TOKYO (AP) - The American reign over Olympic men's basketball lives on, even though the Tokyo Games took some work to win. Kevin Durant scored 29 points and joined Carmelo Anthony as the only three-ti...
Aug 07, 2021