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Mexico reaches 1 million virus cases, nears 100,000 deaths
MEXICO CITY - Mexico on Saturday reached 1 million total coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher. Health Director General ...
Nov 14, 2020
Corey Conners hits record breaking 7-under 65 at Masters, Mike Weir makes cut
AUGUSTA, Ga. - As one Canadian made history at Augusta National Saturday, another made the cut for the first time in six years. Corey Conners, a 28-year-old Listowel, Ont. native started his Sat...
Nov 14, 2020
Canada's Randa Markos ties UFC record in losing cause against Japan's Murata
LAS VEGAS - Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos tied a UFC record in a losing cause Saturday, beaten by Japan's Kanako Murata on a UFC Fight Night card. All three judges scored it 30-27 fo...
Nov 14, 2020
Max Gros-Louis, longtime leader of Huron-Wendat First Nation, dead at 89
Former Grand Chief Magella (Max) Gros-Louis, who championed Indigenous rights for more than 30 years as leader of the Huron-Wendat First Nation, has died at the age of 89. Grand Chief Remy Vincent con...
Nov 14, 2020
Tam warns of increasing pressure on hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
TORONTO - The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country's top doctor warned Saturday amid case numbers that contin...
Nov 14, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC sends all-star centre to Hornets Venom GT in major esports trade
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC traded away one of the pillars of its NBA 2K League perfect regular season in 2020, sending all-star centre Jerry (Sick One) Knapp to Hornets Venom GT for centre Xavier (...
Nov 14, 2020
Nova Scotia RCMP say man faces assault charges in violent clash at lobster pound
NEW EDINBURGH, N.S. - A 74-year-old Nova Scotia man has been charged in relation to a violent clash last month at a lobster pound in the southwestern part of the province, police announced on Saturday...
Nov 14, 2020
North Stars look for quick bounce back in La Ronge
When the Battlefords North Stars return to the ice Saturday night in La Ronge, they can be expected to do so with vigor. Coming off a 5-3 loss Friday night at the hands of the Ice Wolves, the Stars wi...
Nov 14, 2020
Record 308 new COVID-19 cases reported in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has broken its daily reporting record for new COVID-19 cases several times in the past week, but Saturday's total is new high. The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported 308 new COVID-19 ...
Nov 14, 2020
Romania: 10 die in fire at COVID-19 intensive care unit
BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian officials say a fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients has killed 10 people and critically injured seven others. The blaze spread through the intensive care ward d...
Nov 14, 2020