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Stampeders president/GM Hufnagel not expecting to be active in CFL free agency
John Hufnagel isn't expecting to be a major player when CFL free agency begins Tuesday. That's not a huge surprise given Calgary's president/GM has spent much of the off-season re-signing many of the ...
Feb 07, 2022
Ukraine crisis talks move to Moscow and Washington
MOSCOW (AP) - International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron holding talks in Moscow and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Washingto...
Feb 07, 2022
Canadian police forces learn from situation in Ottawa during convoy protests
Police forces across Canada took different approaches to protests against COVID-19 measures over the weekend, learning from the situation in Ottawa, where demonstrators and their trucks have remain en...
Feb 07, 2022
StatCan to release COVID-tinged census figure, experts warn against reading too deep
OTTAWA - For the last 40 years, Doug Norris has pored over detailed demographic data gleaned from every census, but even he admits what's coming will be unlike anything he has seen before. Statistics ...
Feb 07, 2022
‘We’re listening here in Saskatchewan’: Moe on future of COVID restrictions, ongoing protests
Premier Scott Moe plans on providing a better picture of when COVID-19 restrictions will be dropped in Saskatchewan.Speaking to Gormley on Monday, the premier said Tuesday will be the day residents ge...
Feb 07, 2022
SMA president again calls for COVID health measures to remain in place
The president of the Saskatchewan Medical Association is continuing his call for a delay in the removal of COVID-related public health measures in the province.In an op-ed sent to media outlets Monday...
Feb 07, 2022
Christine Sinclair to miss tournament in England in wake of mother's death
Canada will be without talismanic captain Christine Sinclair for the inaugural Arnold Clark Cup competition later this month in England. Canada Soccer said the 38-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., is missi...
Feb 07, 2022
Trump backers seize on GoFundMe controversy as truckers linger in U.S. headlines
WASHINGTON - Right-wing politicians and media personalities in the United States aren't letting the crowdfunding website GoFundMe off the hook just yet. The platform became a target over the weekend f...
Feb 07, 2022
Canada wins bronze in mixed ski jumping, women’s 500m short-track speed skating
For the first time in Canadian Winter Olympic history, a Canadian was on the podium for ski jumping.Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (Calgary) secured the bronze medal for Canada in the mixed team event Monday.T...
Feb 07, 2022
Riders bring back star wide receiver Duke Williams for 2022 season
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are bringing back a vital piece of their offence for the 2022 CFL season.Star wide receiver Duke Williams is staying in green and white after signing a one-year contract e...
Feb 07, 2022