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As of Dec. 27, Canada has recorded 2,026,399 cases of COVID-19
With Canada recording more than two million total COVID-19 cases, there are mounting concerns over how provincial health systems will cope with an expected surge in cases after the holidays. Canadian ...
Dec 28, 2021
Riders lock up local offensive line products
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have put pen to paper with two homegrown talents.On Monday, the CFL team announced the re-signing of national offensive linemen Evan Johnson and Logan Ferland. The details...
Dec 28, 2021
Two dead following a collision near Humboldt
Humboldt RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision that left two people dead.Sunday at approximately 4:15 p.m. officers arrived at the scene of a collision between a car and an SUV approxi...
Dec 28, 2021
Former finalist Thiem withdraws from Australian Open
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Still regaining his form from a wrist injury, former finalist Dominic Thiem announced Tuesday that he is withdrawing from the Australian Open and will instead begin his 2022 sea...
Dec 28, 2021
A big year still a blur for US Women's Open champ Yuka Saso
Yuka Saso finally had time to reflect on her breakthrough year, and it still felt like a blur. Winning the U.S. Women's Open with a birdie on the third playoff hole at Olympic Club was a life-changer....
Dec 28, 2021
Mama bear, 3 cubs climb tree, take nap in urban Virginia
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) - A mama black bear and three cubs clambered up a tree and napped in the middle of a Virginia neighborhood before voluntarily ambling on hours later, wildlife officials said Tuesd...
Dec 28, 2021
Offensive lineman Shane Richards signs extension with Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Offensive lineman Shane Richards has agreed to a contract extension with the Toronto Argonauts. Richards, 26, played all 14 games for the 9-5 Argonauts this past season. The six-foot-eight, ...
Dec 28, 2021
North Dakota man convicted of killing 4 gets life in prison
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - A man convicted of killing four people at a North Dakota property management company was sentenced Tuesday to multiple life prison terms without the possibility of parole. South Ce...
Dec 28, 2021
Canada's Bobbie Rosenfeld led the way — in almost every sport she attempted
Bobbie Rosenfeld was a trailblazer and champion, willing and able to conquer a variety of sports. A member of Canada's first Olympic women's track team dubbed "the Matchless Six" - Rosenfeld, Florence...
Dec 28, 2021
Tennis player Leylah Fernandez named The Canadian Press female athlete of the year
TORONTO - Leylah Fernandez displayed a champion's poise after a memorable run to the US Open tennis final last summer, a performance that showed she had truly arrived on one of the sport's biggest sta...
Dec 28, 2021