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Raptors to open season Oct. 20 vs. Wizards - hopefully at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors tip off their 27th NBA season at home on Oct. 20 when they host the Washington Wizards. They're hoping that "home" is Toronto's Scotiabank Arena. After playing their enti...
Aug 20, 2021
Yukon sets out its path from pandemic to endemic for COVID-19 infections
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government has set out its framework for moving from the pandemic to an endemic approach, treating COVID-19 much like the flu. Premier Sandy Silver says the territory is schedul...
Aug 20, 2021
Singh emotional after visiting site of Cowessess First Nation unmarked graves
COWESSESS FIRST NATION - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh teared up today as he spoke about visiting the location of a former residential school and seeing the site of hundreds of unmarked graves as a soon-to...
Aug 20, 2021
RCMP urging west-central Saskatchewan motorists to secure vehicles
Saskatchewan RCMP is urging communities in the west-central region to be vigilant in securing vehicles.Areas like Onion Lake Cree Nation, Turtleford, and Maidstone have received reports of at least on...
Aug 20, 2021
CPCA Finals leaderboard largely unchanged after Day 2
The lineup for the final dash of the Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association's (CPCA) 2021 season is looking more and more secure.Day 2 of the CPCA Finals saw Brad McMann of Chauvin, Alberta, pul...
Aug 20, 2021
Liberals are quick to attack Conservatives over abortion — but what have they done?
OTTAWA - It played out like clockwork: Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole pronounced his support for abortion rights and the Liberals rushed to point out his party's record of doing the opposite. But ov...
Aug 20, 2021
O'Toole says doctors must refer for services they object to, reversing pledge
WINNIPEG - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he believes doctors must refer patients seeking services like abortion or medical assistance in dying to another provider if they object to performing ...
Aug 20, 2021
Federal appeals court upholds CDC's eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday allowed the pause on evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remain in place, setting up a likely battle before the n...
Aug 20, 2021
Quebec man charged with attempted murder after police officer shot at traffic stop
SAINTE-MARIE-DE-BEAUCE, Que. - A 54-year-old Quebec man has been charged with attempted murder after a provincial police officer was shot and wounded during a traffic stop south of Quebec City earlier...
Aug 20, 2021
Sudden cold front sweeps Saskatchewan
Almost all summer long, the entire province of Saskatchewan has seen hotter and drier weather than usual. This week and for the foreseeable future, however, the temperature has dropped seemingly out o...
Aug 20, 2021