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New Saskatchewan record set with 552 new COVID-19 cases
There are 552 new COVID-19 cases to report in the province, with 77 in the North West zone, 38 in North Central and 16 in the North East. There are 21 new cases in the Far North West and 19 in the Far...
Sep 26, 2021

Team Europe easily tops Team World for 4th Laver Cup in row
BOSTON (AP) - Even without any of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic on the roster, Team Europe clinched its fourth consecutive Laver Cup victory by going up 14-1 against Team World on Sund...
Sep 26, 2021

San Marino voters overwhelmingly back legal abortion
SAN MARINO (AP) - Residents in the tiny republic of San Marino voted overwhelmingly Sunday to legalize abortion, rejecting a 150-year-old law that had criminalized it and becoming the latest majority ...
Sep 26, 2021

Nova Scotia curler Jill Brothers secures berth in pre-trials competition next month
OTTAWA - Team Jill Brothers defeated Team Jessie Hunkin 8-6 on Sunday to earn a spot in the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials. Brothers won five straight games to clinch the final spot available throug...
Sep 26, 2021

Hamilton wins 100th F1 race to take lead over Verstappen
SOCHI, Russia (AP) - Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to win 100 races with victory in the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday to retake the championship lead from Max Verstappen. Hamilton ...
Sep 26, 2021

Canada faces immediate, long-term decisions on China ties after Two Michaels' return
OTTAWA - While the return of two detained Canadians has ended a contentious dispute between Canada and China, experts say Ottawa now faces some hard choices when it comes to Beijing. University of Bri...
Sep 26, 2021

Survivor offers advice on how to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
For the past six years, Geraldine Shingoose has been sharing her truths as a residential school survivor - or warrior as she prefers to be called - in Manitoba classrooms. As Canada prepares to recogn...
Sep 26, 2021

Swiss seen approving same-sex marriage in referendum
GENEVA (AP) - Swiss voters appear to have decided by a clear margin to allow same-sex couples to marry, according to a projection after a national referendum on Sunday. The projection by the gfs.bern ...
Sep 26, 2021

Canada's only female defence minister was in 1993. Is it time for another?
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being urged by several experts on sexual misconduct in the military to name a new defence minister as he sets about building a new cabinet following Monday's ...
Sep 26, 2021

Fishers, experts await details on Ottawa's latest plan to save Pacific salmon
VANCOUVER - As a teenager, Murray Ned was accustomed to fishing for salmon three days a week all year round on the Fraser River in southwestern British Columbia. Three decades later, the longtime Suma...
Sep 26, 2021