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Cyle Larin, Jessie Fleming named Canada Soccer players of the month for March
Cyle Larin and Jessie Fleming have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for March. Larin was on target four times in Canada's World Cup qualifying wins over Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. ...
Apr 01, 2021
What you should know about payday loans
Many people seek out payday loans because they are unable to obtain traditional financing. Often times, the money is desperately needed for an unexpected emergency expense that needs to be paid quickl...
Apr 01, 2021
RCMP watchdog waiting over two years for Mountie views on its own foot-dragging
OTTAWA - The RCMP watchdog has waited more than two years for the national police force to respond to its interim report that, perhaps fittingly, found the Mounties were too slow in reviewing the watc...
Apr 01, 2021
With King Kong, a little swagger returns to the box office
NEW YORK - Once again, mayhem and mass destruction is back at the box office. It's almost like old times. "Godzilla vs. Kong," one of the few tentpoles to dare release during COVID times, is poised th...
Apr 01, 2021
Meng Wanzhou extradition case has 'overwhelming' U.S. connection: attorney general
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing Canada's attorney general says the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has an "overwhelming" connection to the United States. Robert Frater respond...
Apr 01, 2021
SaskPower offering help to community rinks
SaskPower is helping local rinks in Saskatchewan keep their lights on.From March 1 to Sept. 1, SaskPower will be offering a one-time relief program to community rinks in Saskatchewan that waives a por...
Apr 01, 2021
Veteran running back C.J. Gable signs with Ticats, then announces his CFL retirement
HAMILTON - American running back C.J. Gable has ended his CFL career where it began. The veteran signed a one-day deal with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Thursday, then hung up his cleats. The former USC...
Apr 01, 2021
OPEC and allies agree to gradually boost crude oil output
FRANKFURT - The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries said Thursday that they have decided to add gradually add back some 2 million barrels per barrel per day of oil production from May to July, moving...
Apr 01, 2021
Montreal Alouttes embrace possibility of NFL games being played in CFL team's city
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes are embracing the possibility of NFL games being played in their city.NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the league has set its sights on playing in Canada a...
Apr 01, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites
OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...
Apr 01, 2021