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Leafs eager to move beyond past failures: 'We don't carry the burden of 54 years'
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas heard the outside noise clamouring for off-season change. The Maple Leafs general manager even took phone calls from counterparts across the NHL testing the waters to see if Toron...
Sep 22, 2021
Quick List: Close races where mail-in ballots are deciding election results
OTTAWA - Several federal ridings may not have an elected member of Parliament until Thursday or even Friday, as Elections Canada continues the arduous task of verifying and counting more than 850,000 ...
Sep 22, 2021
CDC panel grapples with who needs a COVID-19 booster shot
An influential panel of advisers to the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention grappled Wednesday with the question of which Americans should get COVID-19 booster shots, with some members wond...
Sep 22, 2021
Jenica Atwin wins re-election after switch from Greens to Liberals in Fredericton
FREDERICTON - It took a couple of extra days to complete the counting, but Jenica Atwin has been re-elected in the riding of Fredericton - this time for the Liberals - by a slim margin of just over 50...
Sep 22, 2021
B.C. must shore up risk-crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A report examining British Columbia's response to the record-setting wildfire seasons of 2017 and 2018 says improving communication with communities at risk of fire will save properti...
Sep 22, 2021
Province reports 426 new cases, 80 per cent among unvaccinated
Another 426 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the provincial government, as well as five new deaths in Saskatchewan.Nearly a quarter of cases are among the 0-11 age range alone wi...
Sep 22, 2021
Blue Jays place Valera on COVID-related injured list, recall Smith from Bisons
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays placed infielder Breyvic Valera on the COVID-related injured list on Wednesday and recalled infielder Kevin Smith from triple-A Buffalo. The moves were announced sh...
Sep 22, 2021
Dumped Liberal candidate Kevin Vuong will sit as Independent MP if
OTTAWA - Kevin Vuong intends to sit as an Independent MP after being elected as a Liberal even though the party dumped him from the ticket. Vuong says in a statement that he intends to serve his const...
Sep 22, 2021
More information on Saskatchewan’s QR code released
About 25,000 people have registered for MySaskHealthRecord accounts over the past two days.The increase in registrations follows the announcement of an upgrade to Saskatchewan vaccination records and ...
Sep 22, 2021
Adults being admitted to Saskatoon children’s hospital to ease ICU strain
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital is now accepting patients outside of its normal age range.The Saskatchewan Health Authority confirmed Wednesday...
Sep 22, 2021