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Super League eyes possible August return, Wolfpack may not be home until October
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack could be back in action in mid-August under a tentative Super League return-to-play plan. But, barring the removal of travel and other restrictions, the transatlant...
May 21, 2020
Two new cases of COVID-19 in Far North, province sets target for next reopen phase
There are two new cases of COVID-19 in the province's Far North, bringing the total in Saskatchewan to 622. Of the total cases, 106 are considered active. There are 15 new recoveries, bringing the tot...
May 21, 2020
Town sees slight increase in crime report numbers
Break and enters to residences and impaired driving offences are up in Battleford, but business break and enters and traffic collisions are down, based on the latest RCMP crime report.The statistics c...
May 21, 2020
CERB-like mechanism could help country respond to future economic shocks: Poloz
OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker says adding an income-support measure like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to the government's tool kit could help the country ...
May 21, 2020
English Creek fire remains uncontained, but progress is being made according to SPSA
There's finally some positive news when it comes to the English Fire that started burning in the Fort la Corne forest on May 8.After days of significant growth, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (...
May 21, 2020
B.C. Supreme Court to rule in Huawei executive's extradition case on Wednesday
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court will release a key decision next week in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. The court says Justice Heather Holmes...
May 21, 2020
Alberta to change restrictions on foothills coal mining to ease development
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is changing coal policies to make it easier to develop open-pit mines in one of the province's most sensitive areas. Alberta says it will abolish land use zones in it...
May 21, 2020
Twenty-eight soldiers test positive for COVID-19 after working in care homes
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says 28 military members have tested positive for COVID-19 after being deployed to help at long-term care facilities in Ontario and Quebec. That represents a dramati...
May 21, 2020
Film: 'Roe' plaintiff says her anti-abortion switch was act
WASHINGTON - Norma McCorvey loved the limelight. Better known as "Jane Roe," her story was at the centre of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide. At first she was...
May 21, 2020
Marcel Bellefeuille returns to University of Ottawa as head football coach
OTTAWA - Marcel Bellefeuille is back as the University of Ottawa's head football coach. The school announced Bellefeuille's return Thursday. Bellefeuille served as the school's head coa...
May 21, 2020