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Sask. wildland firefighters, equipment heading to PEI to help with recovery efforts
Saskatchewan will be lending a hand to the recovery efforts in Prince Edward Island following post-tropical storm Fiona.On Friday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency announced its sending personnel...
Oct 21, 2022
Sports journalists pleased access is improving after restrictions during pandemic
TORONTO - A line of sports media members formed outside the Toronto Blue Jays' clubhouse earlier this month shortly after the team blew a seven-run lead and was eliminated from the post-season. Manage...
Oct 21, 2022
RCMP release new details about Indian migrant family who died at border
WINNIPEG - Mounties have confirmed some of the movements of an Indian migrant family who froze to death near the U.S.-Canadian border earlier this year, but say they are still unsure how they made it ...
Oct 21, 2022
Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov to lead Canada's Davis Cup team in Finals in Spain
MONTREAL - Flix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., headline Canada's tennis team for the Davis Cup Finals next month in Spain. The two are joined by Vasek Pospisi...
Oct 21, 2022
Canadian women hurting but still winning at Rugby World Cup in New Zealand
Canada is enduring a war of attrition at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. But coach Kevin Rouet's team has yet to stumble. The third-ranked Canadian women (2-0-0) wrap up Pool B play Saturday night...
Oct 21, 2022
Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying 1/6 subpoena
WASHINGTON (AP) - Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating ...
Oct 21, 2022
Dispute over Nova Scotia land development can go to trial: Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a trial can proceed over whether Halifax Regional Municipality improperly used its regulatory powers to effectively seize land for use as a public park withou...
Oct 21, 2022
UN demands end to violence in Haiti, sanctions gang leader
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday demanding an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti and imposing sanctions on a powerful gang ...
Oct 21, 2022
Former No. 1 Simona Halep suspended for positive doping test
Former No. 1-ranked player Simona Halep was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency after failing a drug test during the U.S. Open last month. The ITIA announced the suspe...
Oct 21, 2022
Blue Jays agree to terms with manager John Schneider on three-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays and manager John Schneider have agreed to terms on a three-year contract with a team option for the 2026 season, the club announced Friday. Schneider guided the Blue Ja...
Oct 21, 2022