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Ottawa ends shipments of rapid COVID-19 tests as millions set to expire
The federal government has stopped shipping rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to provinces as millions are set to expire within the year, and experts say the once-essential tool has lost its importance in ...
Mar 02, 2023
Hutchinson scores in overtime as Mustangs down Klippers
It took overtime, but the Melfort Mustangs were able to beat the Kindersley Klippers 4-3 on Wednesday night at the Northern Lights Palace.Melfort gave up the first goal of the game as Kindersley's Jay...
Mar 02, 2023
Montreal university says no indication donation by Chinese billionaire was suspect
MONTREAL - The Montreal university that was promised an $800,000 donation as part of an alleged plot by the Chinese government to influence Justin Trudeau says the pledge came at a different time in C...
Mar 02, 2023
Half of California freed from drought thanks to rain, snow
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tremendous rains and snowfall since late last year have freed half of California from drought, but low groundwater levels remain a persistent problem, U.S. Drought Monitor data show...
Mar 02, 2023
Bay du Nord not liable for end-use emissions, marine shipping, company lawyer says
OTTAWA - A lawyer representing the Norwegian energy firm behind a proposed offshore oil project in Newfoundland and Labrador says the company is only responsible for the immediate environmental impact...
Mar 02, 2023
De Grasse looks to be at peak condition as targeted return to competition approaches
Reaching peak health has been the theme of the off-season for superstar sprinter Andre De Grasse. The Markham, Ont., native dealt with a nagging foot injury and a second bout of COVID in 2022. The lat...
Mar 02, 2023
Team Sask adds another medal at Canada Winter Games
Team Saskatchewan got its first medal in the second week of the Canada Winter Games on Wednesday in P.E.I. Ashton Debruyne won bronze in the 66 kg judo event. The room was sold out and made for a grea...
Mar 02, 2023
‘It isn’t enough:’ Merriman says Ottawa not meeting health-care obligation
Saskatchewan has accepted the federal government's offer of increased health-care funding, but the provincial health minister says it falls short of Ottawa's obligation.The funding boost includes a on...
Mar 02, 2023
Veteran running back Andrew Harris officially returns to Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Veteran Canadian running back Andrew Harris is officially back with the Toronto Argonauts. The CFL club announced Thursday that Harris, 35, of Winnipeg, was returning for the 2023 season alt...
Mar 02, 2023
Bruins lock up Pastrnak with 8-year, $90M deal through 2031
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins have signed forward David Pastrnak to an eight-year contract extension that will pay him $90 million - the sixth-largest deal in NHL history. The deal locks up one of t...
Mar 02, 2023