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66 new cases of COVID-19, more connected to Gospel Worship event in P.A.
There are 66 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 more recoveries in Saskatchewan. The active count is at just under 400.According to a media release, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is reporting 86 f...
Oct 19, 2020
Commons gives approval in principle to judges' sexual assault training bill
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has unanimously approved in principle - for the third time - a bill that would require judges to commit to take training in sexual assault law. Bill C-3 will now be scrut...
Oct 19, 2020
Nick Nurse continues push for Americans living abroad to vote in U.S. election
TORONTO - Website traffic for voter registration by Americans living abroad is triple what it was for the 2016 U.S. presidential election, according to Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse. Nurse and...
Oct 19, 2020
Trump says Sudan to be removed from terrorism list
CAIRO - President Donald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism if it follows through on its pledge to pay $335 million to American terror victims...
Oct 19, 2020
BMHA kicks off preseason with opening weekend
It is a time many in the community have been waiting for with eager anticipation; hockey season is officially back in the Battlefords.The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association (BMHA) kicked off their p...
Oct 19, 2020
Judge puts Wisconsin capacity limit order back into effect
MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin judge on Monday reimposed an order from Gov. Tony Evers' administration limiting the number of people who can gather in bars, restaurants and other indoor venues to 25% of ...
Oct 19, 2020
Nova Scotia restaurants boycott lobster in support of Mi'kmaq self-regulated fishery
HALIFAX - Restaurants in Nova Scotia are cutting lobster from their menu in support of Mi'kmaq fishers, who have been targeted with violence in a dispute with commercial harvesters. Matt Boyle, co-own...
Oct 19, 2020
Challenges wanted. Former NHLer, broadcaster, Nick Kypreos likes the climb
TORONTO - Asked for his take on the Maple Leafs' recent free-agent shopping spree, Nick Kypreos pauses. "If I knew they were signing 40-year-olds, I certainly would have tried a comeback a few years a...
Oct 19, 2020
Non-essential travel restrictions at Canada-U.S. border extended to at least Nov. 21
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Restrictions on non-essential travel between Canada and the United States are being extended until at least Nov. 21. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair confirmed the news toda...
Oct 19, 2020
Vancouver Canucks sign forwards Gaudette, Hawryluk to one-year contracts
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed forwards Adam Gaudette and Jayce Hawryluk to one-year contracts. Gaudette signed a one-way contract worth US$950,000. The 24-year-old had 33 points (12 go...
Oct 19, 2020