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Cigar Lake mine set for September resumption
Uranium miner Cameco plans to restart its operation at Cigar Lake in Northern Saskatchewan at the beginning of September, meaning a return to full pay for 170 employees who were sent home because of C...
Jul 29, 2020

Manitoba First Nation takes first steps to get jurisdiction over children in care
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba First Nation has begun the process of creating its own child welfare system under controversial federal legislation that allows Indigenous groups to enact their own laws. Op...
Jul 29, 2020

Epstein's ex-girlfriend tries late bid to seal testimony
NEW YORK - A British socialite charged with recruiting three girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse made a last-minute bid Wednesday to stop the public release of her 2016 testimony in a civil ca...
Jul 29, 2020

Dodgers' Kelly suspended 8 games for buzzing, mocking Astros
HOUSTON - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday, a day after throwing a fastball near the head of Houston's Alex Bregman and mocking...
Jul 29, 2020

Former NHL coach Mike Babcock joins Vermont as adviser to coaching staff
Former NHL coach Mike Babcock is joining the University of Vermont's men's hockey program as an adviser to the coaching staff. The Catamounts said on their website that Babcock will be "a resource for...
Jul 29, 2020

Lee Anna Osei honouring brother through Black Canadian Coaches initiative
Lee Anna Osei's brother Samuel would have turned 31 on May 26 - the day after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking an American uprising. It was an...
Jul 29, 2020

Oilers pay tribute to Colby Cave with special ceremony as hockey returns
It was an emotional tribute for all in attendance at Edmonton's Rogers Arena, as well as all those watching on television across the nation.The Edmonton Oilers played their first game in over four mon...
Jul 29, 2020

SHA issues advisory after person infected with COVID-19 attended business in Leask
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is alerting the public to a possible COVID-19 exposure at a business in Leask. The advisory comes after an individual recently tested positive for the virus. He or sh...
Jul 29, 2020

Canada urged to avoid 'vaccine nationalism' in race for COVID-19 cure
OTTAWA - A top American health expert is praising Canada for not succumbing to "vaccine nationalism" because of its efforts to push for fair global distribution of a cure for the COVID-19 pandemi...
Jul 29, 2020

ACC schedule includes Notre Dame, 10 conference games
Notre Dame will play in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season as part of a plan to play 10 league games and start the week of Sept. 7, alterations brought on by the pandemic. The ACC's university ...
Jul 29, 2020