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Haaland goals secure Bundesliga runner-up spot for Dortmund
BERLIN - Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund sealed second place in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win at third-place Leipzig on Saturday. Bayern Munich, which wrapped up its eighth straight t...
Jun 20, 2020

Major forest fire continues to spread in Quebec's Lac-Saint-Jean region
MONTREAL - A major forest fire in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region is continuing to spread, ravaging more than 11,000 hectares of forest overnight and forcing authorities to evacuate a large perim...
Jun 20, 2020

Melfort Hospital replacing boiler
The Melfort Hospital is one of a number of facilities to receive improvements across the province.It's part of a $17.8 million boost in maintenance funding from the provincial government in 2020-21.Th...
Jun 20, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:35 a.m. on June 20, 2020: There are 100,957 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,674 confirmed (inc...
Jun 20, 2020

In tension-filled Tulsa, Trump tempting fate in more ways than one
TULSA, Okla. - In the city that bore witness to the Black Wall Street massacre of 1921, the twin epicentres of America's seismic shift on justice, race and social disparity find themselves just a 30-m...
Jun 20, 2020

Maple Leafs refuse comment on reports that Matthews tested positive for COVID-19
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs say they will not comment on reports that one of their star players has tested positive for COVID-19. The Toronto Sun and The Toronto Star report ...
Jun 20, 2020

Partner of N.S. gunman no longer executor of estate valued at $1.2 million
HALIFAX - The girlfriend of a gunman who carried out a mass shooting in Nova Scotia has renounced her right to be the executor of his will for an estate initially valued at more than $1.2 million...
Jun 20, 2020

Erin O'Toole camp seeks police probe, accuses MacKay camp of theft
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay's campaign team is dismissing an allegation of theft of campaign materials levelled in a late-night press release Friday by rival Erin O'To...
Jun 20, 2020

Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it
WASHINGTON - A federal judge ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the ...
Jun 20, 2020

'A little different': Vancouver 'micro-weddings' help couples during COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Nikki Alexis and Roni Jones originally imagined their September wedding would include 100 people, including friends and family, and a large celebration. The COVID-19 pandemic changed ...
Jun 20, 2020