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Second phase of NHL draft lottery set for Monday
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly held a blue card as the draft lottery approached its crucial moment in late June. "The No. 1 overall selection," Daly began before flipping it over to revea...
Aug 09, 2020
'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because...
Aug 09, 2020
Blue Jackets turn to Korpisalo in net for deciding Game 5 against Maple Leafs
TORONTO - The Columbus Blue Jackets are going back to Joonas Korpisalo in net against the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 5 of their qualifying series Sunday. The Maple Leafs forced a deciding fifth game...
Aug 09, 2020
Who can dismiss the Governor General? A look at protocols and possibilities
OTTAWA - With Gov. Gen. Julie Payette finding herself the focus of intensifying public scrutiny following reports about expensive personal renovations at Rideau Hall ...
Aug 09, 2020
'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because...
Aug 09, 2020
Canada to match donations to Lebanon relief
OTTAWA - The federal government will match all individual donations from Canadians to humanitarian relief efforts in Lebanon following this week's deadly explosion in Beirut. International Development...
Aug 09, 2020
SHA issues COVID-19 advisory for Saskatoon nightclub
The Saskatchewan Health Authority issued an advisory Saturday of a possible COVID-19 exposure at a Saskatoon nightclub last weekend.The SHA is asking anyone who visited Diva's Nightclub in Saskatoon b...
Aug 09, 2020
Parents, teachers press Quebec to revise back-to-school plan amid COVID-19
MONTREAL - For Politimi Karounis, August is usually spent buying new backpacks, pencils and notebooks for her two elementary school-aged children as they excitedly prepare to reunite with friends and ...
Aug 09, 2020
Masks in class? Many questions as Germans go back to school
BERLIN - Masks during class, masks only in the halls, no masks at all. Distance when possible, no distance within same-grade groups, no distance at all. As Germany's 16 states start sending millions o...
Aug 09, 2020
Black Nova Scotia man 'overjoyed' as struggle for land title moves forward
HALIFAX - Christopher Downey finished building his home in 2002 on a parcel of land in North Preston, N.S., that has been in his family for generations. But it was only in late July tha...
Aug 09, 2020