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Federal murder charge filed in shooting of Indiana officer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The gunman accused of fatally shooting an Indiana police officer threw a Molotov cocktail at an FBI field office before the deadly encounter, according to a federal court document....
Jul 08, 2021
Analysis: Long-term future of the Toronto Argonauts a question that's facing the CFL
With partnership talks having ceased with the XFL, the CFL has set its sights firmly on a return to play. Training camps are set to open Friday with a 14-game season slated to start Aug. 5. But the pr...
Jul 08, 2021
Province reports 113 new cases and 17 recoveries in the province today
The province has reported another 113 new cases of COVID-19, and 17 recoveries, in Saskatchewan on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 49,152 cases; 48,167 total recoveries, and 415 cases are c...
Jul 08, 2021
‘It’s not going to be good:’ Search for unmarked graves at Battlefords-area residential school begins
Neil Sasakamoose has heard the stories from survivors that there are people buried in residential school sites in the Battlefords area."I'm in shock," he said. "(It's distressing) when you hear someth...
Jul 08, 2021
Saskatchewan municipality's commemorative display honours children lost to residential schools
A Saskatchewan municipality is showing it stands in solidarity with Indigenous families grieving the loss of their children to residential schools in the province and throughout Canada. The City of No...
Jul 08, 2021
In the final throes of Stanley Cup final, scrappy Canadiens silenced the doubters
TAMPA, Fla. - They weren't supposed to overcome a 3-1 series deficit against the Toronto Maple Leafs. No one saw them sweeping the Winnipeg Jets in four straight. Surely the dazzling speed and powerho...
Jul 08, 2021
Victoria centre Lachlan Kratz set for Canada test rugby debut against England
Victoria centre Lachlan Kratz makes his test rugby debut Saturday when Canada takes in England at Twickenham. The 21-year-old back, who plays for NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby, is one of just three ...
Jul 08, 2021
Maple Leafs sign defenceman Travis Dermott to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is worth US$1.5 million. Dermott, 24, skated in 51 re...
Jul 08, 2021
Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge sentenced the combative California lawyer Michael Avenatti to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to use his...
Jul 08, 2021
Kahnawake members set up protest camp south of Montreal to stop housing project
MONTREAL - Members of the Montreal-area First Nations territory of Kahnawake are occupying a disputed parcel of land beside their community in order to stop a proposed housing project. The encampment,...
Jul 08, 2021