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Riders’ O’Day forges ahead, sets focus on 2021 season filled with uncertainty
Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day can turn his attention away from a tumultuous 2020 to an uncertain 2021.The CFL announced Monday there would not be a 2020 season, leading to disa...
Aug 18, 2020
B.C. Indigenous leaders call for closure of all Fraser River sockeye fisheries
VANCOUVER - First Nations groups in British Columbia are calling on the federal fisheries minister to issue an emergency order to close all sockeye fisheries on the Fraser River. A joint news rel...
Aug 18, 2020
Walz administration keeps up fight against Line 3
MINNEAPOLIS - Gov. Tim Walz's administration said Tuesday it will appeal the latest approvals by state utility regulators for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its old and corroding Line 3 crude oil p...
Aug 18, 2020
Wheatland Express Excursion Train feeling effects of COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on businesses including those in the tourism industry.The Wheatland Express Excursion train that runs between Wakaw and Cudworth has postponed all of the...
Aug 18, 2020
Some quotes on the Liberal cabinet shuffle and prorogation of Parliament
OTTAWA - "This is our chance to build a more resilient Canada, a Canada that is healthier and safer, greener and more competitive, a Canada that is more welcoming and more fair. This is our moment to ...
Aug 18, 2020
Notre Dame cancels classes for 2 weeks after COVID-19 spike
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame University on Tuesday cancelled in-person undergraduate classes for two weeks after a spike of coronavirus cases that occurred since the semester began Aug. 10. Universit...
Aug 18, 2020
Hart, Flyers push Canadiens to the brink
TORONTO - Carter Hart made 29 saves for his second straight shutout as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 on Tuesday to grab a 3-1 stranglehold in their fi...
Aug 18, 2020
AP Exclusive: Cindy McCain video on Joe Biden to air at DNC
WILMINGTON, Del. - Cindy McCain is going to bat for Joe Biden, lending her voice to a video set to air during Tuesday night's Democratic National Convention programming focused on Biden's close friend...
Aug 18, 2020
Bighill, Mitchell feel with no season, CFL has a chance to improve
The COVID-19 pandemic has cost the CFL a season, but Adam Bighill and Bo Levi Mitchell believe it also has given the league a glorious opportunity. The CFL cancelled the 2020 campaign Monday...
Aug 18, 2020
Cabinet glass ceiling shattered as Chrystia Freeland named finance minister
OTTAWA - Chrystia Freeland shattered a glass ceiling Tuesday, becoming the first woman to be sworn in as Canada's finance minister. The gravitas of the moment was not lost on the former journalist and...
Aug 18, 2020