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Hockey Saskatchewan looking into alleged racial slurs at weekend game
A formal complaint has been made to Hockey Saskatchewan after racist slurs were allegedly made towards Indigenous players from northern communities. The incident occurred Jan. 22 at a hockey tournamen...
Jan 25, 2022
Digital giants must pay media for using news: Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says the government is pressing ahead with plans to ensure digital giants pay Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content. Rodriguez says he is con...
Jan 25, 2022
MLB drops arbitration cuts after union holds on free agents
Major League Baseball withdrew its plan for more limited salary arbitration on Tuesday, a day after the union withdrew its demand for greater free agent eligibility. In the second straight day of talk...
Jan 25, 2022
Provincial Snowmobile Festival postponed to 2023 in Nipawin
The 2022 provincial snowmobile festival has been postponed due to concerns surrounding COVID-19.The festival was to take place this year in Nipawin on Feb. 25 and 26.Brenda Lehmann with the Twin Lakes...
Jan 25, 2022
Hockey docuseries on 1972's legendary Canada-USSR faceoff heads to CBC
TORONTO - A four-part documentary series about 1972's legendary Canada-USSR hockey battle is bound for CBC. Producers say "Summit 72" - the series' working title - presents "the definitive story" of t...
Jan 25, 2022
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn't see the province's mask mandates ending any time soon. Ford was speaking with Belleville radio station CJBQ an...
Jan 25, 2022
Funds for memorial to 22 mass shooting victims in N.S. shifts to municipal leadership
HALIFAX - Funds for a memorial to the victims of Nova Scotia's mass shooting are being shifted to a municipal government trust, while some communities and families have been pursuing their own fundrai...
Jan 25, 2022
NACI recommends three COVID-19 shots for immunocompromised children
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization now recommends immunocompromised kids between the ages of five and 11 be offered a third dose of an mRNA vaccine to protect them against COVID-...
Jan 25, 2022
Canada's batting attack fizzles in 94-run loss to Ireland at U19 Cricket World Cup
TAROUBA, Trinidad And Tobago - Canada's batting attack fizzled Tuesday in an 94-run loss to Ireland in consolation Plate play at the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup. Canada won the toss and elect...
Jan 25, 2022
COVID-19 booster drive is faltering in the US
NEW YORK (AP) - The COVID-19 booster drive in the U.S. is losing steam, worrying health experts who have pleaded with Americans to get an extra shot to shore up their protection against the highly con...
Jan 25, 2022