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Jason Spezza believes rocky season will benefit young Maple Leafs
Jason Spezza believes the Maple Leafs' turbulent first 70 games of 2019-20 will pay dividends down the road. And the veteran Toronto centre wants to be part of whatever's to come. "We certai...
Apr 21, 2020
Nova Scotia mass killing investigation monumental logistical task: ex-Mountie
HALIFAX - A retired high-ranking Mountie says the investigation into one of Canada's worst mass killings will tax the resources of the Nova Scotia RCMP. Pierre-Yves Bourduas, a former deputy...
Apr 21, 2020
HBO Max set for May 27 launch, initial lineup announced
NEW YORK - The streaming service HBO Max will launch May 27, AT&T's WarnerMedia announced Tuesday, signalling that the so-called streaming wars won't subside because of the coronavirus pandemic. W...
Apr 21, 2020
Urban Indigenous left behind by Ottawa's COVID-19 response: friendship centres
OTTAWA - The National Association of Friendship Centres says the urban Indigenous population in Canada is being left behind by the federal response to the COVID-19 crisis. The organization told t...
Apr 21, 2020
Mantel, Evaristo among finalists for fiction's Women's Prize
LONDON - Hilary Mantel's Tudor blockbuster "The Mirror and the Light" and Bernardine Evaristo's tapestry of black women's stories, "Girl, Woman, Other," are among six finalists for the international W...
Apr 21, 2020
Broken rail suspected in two fiery Saskatchewan train derailments
GUERNSEY, Sask. - The Transportation Safety Board suspects a broken rail was the cause of two fiery train derailments on the same stretch of track in rural Saskatchewan. An advisory to Transport ...
Apr 21, 2020
Brown University lineman Hoecht cracks CFL Scouting Bureau's top-20 list
TORONTO - Michael Hoecht couldn't have picked a better time to crack the CFL Scouting Bureau's top-20 list. The Brown University defensive lineman made his first appearance Monday on the list&nbs...
Apr 21, 2020
FIFA says support of women's game will continue
Soccer's international governing body says it will maintain funding for women's soccer despite concerns about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Following the Women's World Cup last year, FIFA Pr...
Apr 21, 2020
Farmers looking to expand storage capacity amid low gas prices
Some blends of oil are now trading for negative rates on world markets.While the tumbling prices are not good news for large swaths of Saskatchewan's economy some sectors are seeing savings. Farmers w...
Apr 21, 2020 Some farmers are looking to store more fuel as low oil prices bring down the cost. (The Canadian Press)
North Battleford planning committee approves updated pandemic plan
As an effort to stay in front of the COVID-19 situation, North Battleford's planning committee vetted and approved an updated pandemic plan. "We have been working on this for a while. It is a joint pl...
Apr 21, 2020 North Battleford's planning committee approves updated pandemic plan (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)