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COVID-19 exposure in Wynyard and Foam Lake
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning of a possible COVID-19 exposure in Foam Lake and Wynyard, as well as Saskatoon.An individual who tested positive for the virus was likely infectious when a...
Sep 15, 2020
Air quality improves slightly in Vancouver from U.S. wildfires
VANCOUVER - Air quality in the Vancouver area has improved slightly but an advisory on smoke that drifted north from wildfires in the United States was still in effect on Tuesday. The advisory wa...
Sep 15, 2020
Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis named to NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis has been named to the NBA's All-Rookie Second Team. He averaged 7.5 points and 3.3 rebounds while being the only player to appear in all of his team's 72 games...
Sep 15, 2020
Impact look to lock up Canadian Championship spot with win over Whitecaps
VANCOUVER - The Montreal Impact aren't taking anything for granted as they prepare for another crucial game against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Impact (5-4-1) have bested the 'Caps (3-7-0) twice alre...
Sep 15, 2020
MRI services expanded for patients in central and northern Saskatchewan
Patients in central and northern Saskatchewan will have more access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services after Mayfair Diagnostics began delivering services in mid-August.In a release, the Min...
Sep 15, 2020
University students worried about privacy over test-monitoring software
Universities have had to find a whole new way of doing things in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that means whole new problems.Some of the solutions have students worried about their privacy.El...
Sep 15, 2020
NESD talks enrolment, COVID funding at board meeting
The North East School Divison (NESD) held its first in-person board meeting of the 2020-2021 school year on Tuesday, Sept. 15A number of topics covered at the meeting included enrolment, school sustai...
Sep 15, 2020
Closer by Committee: Montoyo plans to stick with current ninth-inning approach
Some baseball teams have a defined closer role. Others go with a committee approach. For Toronto Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo, it has been a combination of the two. He started the 60-game se...
Sep 15, 2020
Coach Greg Vanney familiar with Toronto FC's home away from home in East Hartford
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney and GM Ali Curtis sat down for a brainstorming session at the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida, wondering about possible places to play if the Canadian border remained cl...
Sep 15, 2020
Shooting outside US court in Phoenix wounds federal officer
PHOENIX - A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, and a person has been taken into custody, authorities said. The officer was...
Sep 15, 2020