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Krkic, Urruti help Impact beat Inter Miami 2-1
HARRISON, N.J. - The Montreal Impact earned an important win as they kept their hopes for a playoff berth alive. Bojan Krkic scored and assisted on Maximiliano Urruti's late go-ahead goal in the Montr...
Oct 18, 2020

Millions more virus rapid tests, but are results reported?
WASHINGTON - After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the boom comes with a new challenge: ...
Oct 18, 2020

Cruise ship rescues 24 people from boat off Florida coast
MIAMI - A Carnival Cruise Line ship rescued two dozen people, including two children, from a sinking boat 37 miles (about 60 kilometres) off the Florida coast, the cruise line reported Saturday. It wa...
Oct 18, 2020

North Central zone with most active COVID-19 cases in province
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. The North Central zone reported the most cases of the day with eight and has the most active cases of any zone in the...
Oct 18, 2020

Opposition parties gear up for next round of fight with Liberals over WE controversy
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are promising to keep fighting to get to the bottom of the WE controversy despite what they describe as Liberal threats and stonewalling. The topics will be front a...
Oct 18, 2020

Canada inches toward to 200,000 COVID-19 case mark, with most new cases in Quebec
Canada's COVID-19 caseload is nearing the 200,000 mark, with the majority of new infections in Quebec this weekend. Public health officials reported 1,803 new cases across the country today, for a tot...
Oct 18, 2020

N.S. calls on Ottawa to define a 'moderate livelihood,' as fishing dispute boils over
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is urging Ottawa to define what constitutes legal harvesting in a "moderate livelihood" fishery, after a dispute about Indigenous fishing treaty rights boi...
Oct 18, 2020

Maidstone RCMP report multiple thefts on rural properties
Maidstone RCMP is advising all residents to ensure their vehicles are locked and the keys are removed, following a series of property crimes near Lashburn and Marshall.Overnight between Friday and Sat...
Oct 18, 2020

Arrests made following gunfire, pursuit in North Battleford
Battlefords RCMP is investigating a firearms incident that took place Saturday morning in North Battleford.The incident occurred shortly before 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, where five or six rounds were rep...
Oct 18, 2020

Restaurants near virus hot spots weigh safety-vs-profit with locals-only dining
Some southern Ontario restaurants are making the tough financial choice to bar out-of-town customers from indoor dining as COVID-19 cases surge in nearby hot spots. Ramshackle Industries, which ...
Oct 18, 2020