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Doctor offers advice to avoid heat stroke during sweltering conditions
With the temperature in Regina reaching record territory, one doctor says it's important for people to be safe if they are outside.The temperature reached 35.9 C on Tuesday, breaking a record that had...
Aug 19, 2020

Raptors president Masai Ujiri files countersuit following NBA Finals scuffle
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri has filed a countersuit in the aftermath of a lawsuit filed by a law enforcement officer following an altercation at the NBA Finals last June. Ujiri's countersuit...
Aug 19, 2020

Rainbow Toyota sponsoring drive-in show for Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Rainbow Toyota, through the Prairie Toyota Dealers Association, is partnering with Fresh Air Cinema to bring a drive-in movie showing to North Battleford on August 25, as part of the Reels on Wheels t...
Aug 19, 2020

Study on extreme heat in U.S. cities a warning for Canada: researcher
GUELPH, Ont. - A Canadian co-author of research that finds extreme heat risks from climate change in U.S. cities are much higher than previously thought says the study is also a warning...
Aug 19, 2020

Ex-FBI lawyer admits to false statement during Russia probe
WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to altering a document related to the secret surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation. Kevin Clinesmith...
Aug 19, 2020

Canada increases matching fund for Beirut aid in response to UN appeal
Ottawa is upping the amount of money it will put to matching donations from Canadians for humanitarian relief in Lebanon following a deadly explosion in Beirut. The federal government is now comm...
Aug 19, 2020

Nova Scotia RCMP release new information in search for missing Cape Breton teen
CAPE BRETON, N.S. - Nova Scotia RCMP are releasing new information in the hopes of finding a 14-year-old Cape Breton girl who has not been seen since last Thursday. Eskasoni RCMP&n...
Aug 19, 2020

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Nate Pearson sidelined with elbow injury
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed rookie right-hander Nate Pearson on the 10-day injured list with right elbow tightness. Considered one of the top prospects in baseball, Pearson gave up fiv...
Aug 19, 2020

Cape Breton man's $17.4-million lottery win his second jackpot in seven years
HALIFAX - A Cape Breton man has struck it rich in the lottery for the second time in seven years. Raymond Lillington and his wife Gaye, of Dingwall, N.S., travelled to Halifax today where they were aw...
Aug 19, 2020

US suspends extradition and tax agreements with Hong Kong
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptions. The State Department announced it had take...
Aug 19, 2020