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Sarah Fillier finds her footing with Canadian women's hockey team
CALGARY - When Sarah Fillier was handed the plain, black game puck to commemorate her first world championship goal for Canada, assistant captain Brianne Jenner borrowed it for a few minutes. "Brianne...
Aug 21, 2021

People's Party of Canada, Maverick Party left out of federal leaders' debate
Neither People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier nor the head of a party advocating for the separation of the western provinces from the rest of Canada will be participating in leaders debates d...
Aug 21, 2021

Blue Jays snap three-game losing streak after win against Detroit Tigers
Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven scoreless innings, and Randal Grichuk smacked a two-run homer in the second inning to halt the Blue Jays three-game losing streak. The Blue Jays 3-0 win against the Detroit ...
Aug 21, 2021

Bloc Leader Yves François Blanchet says he wants to bring vaccine plant to Quebec
MONTREAL - A new Moderna vaccine manufacturing facility is more likely to be built in Quebec if voters choose the Bloc Qubcois over Justin Trudeau's Liberals, Bloc Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet said on...
Aug 21, 2021

Trudeau says campaign tour is following public health measures despite crowds
OTTAWA - In the waning daylight of a cool August evening in northeast Calgary, Liberal tour staff used measuring tape and chalk paint to draw out physical distancing circles at a Thursday mini-campaig...
Aug 21, 2021

O'Toole acknowledges some Conservatives 'frustrated' over carbon pricing plan
EDMONTON - Erin O'Toole acknowledged a long-simmering sentiment within Conservative circles on Saturday: the Tory leader's carbon-pricing scheme is not universally beloved among the party faithful. Un...
Aug 21, 2021

Royals' Bubic has no-hitter through 6 innings
CHICAGO (AP) - Kansas City Royals left-hander Kris Bubic has thrown six hitless innings against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday at Wrigley Field. Bubic, who turned 24 on Thursday, walked Frank Schwindel ...
Aug 21, 2021

Des libéraux du Québec dénoncent «l'arrogance» du chef du Bloc québécois
MONTREAL - AVIS d'annulation Prire de NE PAS PUBLIER l'article identifi LEC-FED-LIBRAUX. Cet article a t annul par le rdacteur en chef de la publication. Merci de votre collaboration, La Presse Canadi...
Aug 21, 2021

187 new COVID-19 cases reported in province
For the first time since Monday, the new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan did not increase from the day before.There were 187 new cases reported on Saturday after the province announced 244 new...
Aug 21, 2021

Military called in to help N.W.T. as territory sees surge of COVID-19 cases
Public Safety Canada says it has approved a request for help from the Northwest Territories as the territory deals with a surge in COVID-19 cases. The territory says there are 198 active cases, with t...
Aug 21, 2021