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Journalist-CFL historian Paul Woods chronicles Toronto Argonauts' magical 1991 season
TORONTO - It's hard to imagine there ever being another year like 1991 in the Toronto Argonauts' rich and colourful history. The storied franchise, which was founded in 1873, shocked the North America...
Oct 15, 2021
New electoral boundaries strip Quebec of a seat, gives Alberta 3 more
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says Quebec will lose one seat in the next redistribution of federal ridings in Canada. Overall, the number of seats in the House of Commons will increase by four to 342 seat...
Oct 15, 2021
Cities, police unions clash as vaccine mandates take effect
Police departments around the U.S. that are requiring officers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are running up against pockets of resistance that some fear could leave law enforcement shorthanded an...
Oct 15, 2021
Province adds to Public Health Order requiring proof of vaccination in more venues
The Government of Saskatchewan has made a change to the existing Public Health Order adding venues that will require proof of vaccination or a negative test.According to a media release, you will need...
Oct 15, 2021
Battlefords AAA Sharks defeat Bears 4-1
The Battlefords AAA Sharks had their first victory of the season Thursday night in Battleford.Following two losses to start the year against Swift Current, the Sharks had a much more complete effort a...
Oct 15, 2021
Alberta technical college ordered to pay former teacher who was fired for pregnancy
EDMONTON - A human rights commission has ordered the Alberta Pipe Trade College to pay $35,000 to a former instructor who was fired because she was pregnant. The decision from the Human Rights Tribuna...
Oct 15, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to visit Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc in B.C. next week
OTTAWA - The Tk'emlps te Secwepemc First Nation in British Columbia says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit next Monday. The Oct. 18 trip follows his apology to Chief Rosanne Casimir for not hav...
Oct 15, 2021
Hayley Wickenheiser shares lessons from sports, life in new book 'Over the Boards'
Hayley Wickenheiser doesn't have a lot of free time. Both a medical doctor and the Toronto Maple Leafs senior director of player development, the four-time Olympic gold medallist is almost always on t...
Oct 15, 2021
Saskatoon police looking to identify 15 people who attended PPC rally
The Saskatoon Police Service is asking for the public's help in identifying 15 people who violated the province's public health order during the People's Party of Canada rally on Sept. 20.In a media r...
Oct 15, 2021
Canada-U.S. border to reopen to vaccinated travellers Nov. 8
A date has been set for the reopening of the Canada-U.S. border.On Nov. 8, vaccinated non-essential visitors will be able to cross the land borders into the United States for the first time since the ...
Oct 15, 2021