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Ontario Sport Minister says no CFL-specific financial aid on table
TORONTO - Ontario Sport Minister Lisa MacLeod continues to speak with Ottawa and her provincial counterparts about how to help the CFL, but says there's been no talk...
Jul 02, 2020

Patrick Watson says Indigenous acknowledgment 'censored' from Canada Day show
MONTREAL - Singer-songwriter Patrick Watson says Heritage Canada edited out a land acknowledgment he made to Indigenous peoples before his Canada Day performance. The Montreal musician poste...
Jul 02, 2020

Humboldt's Crozon voted 'Favourite Basketball Saskatchewan Alumni' in bracket challenge
With most sports at a standstill during the COVID-19 pandemic, Basketball Saskatchewan Inc. (BSI) decided to use the month of June to figure out who Saskatchewan's favourite alumni is with a bracket c...
Jul 02, 2020

Blue Jays to hold summer training camp at Toronto's Rogers Centre
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays will train for the upcoming season at Rogers Centre, the team announced Thursday. The Blue Jays, the lone MLB team north of the Canada-U.S. border, had to ask...
Jul 02, 2020

Texas governor issues mask order to fight coronovirus
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state, a dramatic ramp up of the Republican's efforts to control spiking number...
Jul 02, 2020

Ukraine will lead Flight PS752 compensation talks with Iran, Canada and allies agree
OTTAWA - Canada's Foreign Affairs Department says Ukraine will lead negotiations with Iran over compensation for the families of victims of the crash of Flight PS752. After first denying it, Iran admi...
Jul 02, 2020

Canadian Alphonso Davies named to Kicker magazine's Bundesliga team of the year
Canadian Alphonso Davies has made Kicker magazine's Bundesliga team of the season. The German sports magazine, founded in 1920, focuses mainly on football. The 19-year-old fullback from Edmo...
Jul 02, 2020

Major storm pummels Melfort with rain
A significant storm has passed through the Melfort area.Much of the rain fell shortly after 1 p.m. Envrionment Canada's severe thunderstorm watch in the Melfort region soon turned into a severe thunde...
Jul 02, 2020

Province records 14th COVID-19 related death, 10 new cases
The Government of Saskatchewan reported the province's 14th death related to COVID-19.A resident in the Far North who tested positive for COVID-19 has died. The individual was in their 70s.The provinc...
Jul 02, 2020

Atlantic Canada prepares to lift travel restrictions as regional "bubble" opens
Atlantic Canadians are closely eyeing travel requirements and coronavirus case numbers across the region as the four provinces prepare to open their borders to their neighbours Friday, an experiment t...
Jul 02, 2020