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Canada's Fernandez into second round at U.S. Open with win over Konjuh
NEW YORK - Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win over on Croatia's Ana Konjuh on Monday. Fernandez was more opportunistic and more accurate th...
Aug 30, 2021
State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
The Education Department announced Monday that it's investigating five Republican-led states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabili...
Aug 30, 2021
Canada's Danielle Dorris wins Paralympic silver in 100-metre backstroke
TOKYO - Danielle Dorris couldn't quite believe the silver medal hung around her neck on Monday. The 18-year-old from Moncton, N.B., captured the hardware with a second-place finish in the women's 100-...
Aug 30, 2021
O'Toole says he supports cancelled pipeline due to Indigenous benefits
KING CITY, ONT. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he supports the cancelled Northern Gateway pipeline, largely because it would have provided economic partnerships for Indigenous communities. O'...
Aug 30, 2021
Roughriders to make COVID vaccinations necessary for fans at Mosaic Stadium
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are making COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement to attend CFL games at Mosaic Stadium.Fans will have to be fully vaccinated against the virus or provide a negative COVID-19...
Aug 30, 2021
'They're being banished:' Inuit women need their communities, not jail, says advocate
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - It was just six weeks in jail for Jody Blake, an Inuk woman living in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., but those weeks were long and lonely, and there was no chance of her kids or fami...
Aug 30, 2021
Memorial park planned in Indian Head for Mountie killed on duty
The people of Indian Head are paying their respects to an RCMP member who was killed in the line of duty, earlier this summer.The town is building a new park in memory of Const. Shelby Patton.He was t...
Aug 30, 2021
‘I’d rather be at a Rider game:’ Winnipeg family honours late father, grandfather with trip to Queen City
A Winnipeg family took a special road trip to Regina to watch the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Ottawa Redblacks.Last weekend, D'Arcy Lussier travelled to the Queen City with his mother, wife a...
Aug 30, 2021
Volunteer Opportunity for Meals on Wheels
The Prince Albert Region of the Saskatchewan Health Authority has several opportunities for volunteering with the Meals on Wheels Program.All COVID19 Safety Protocols are in place.
Aug 30, 2021
Liberals promise $1B over 10 years to restore big lakes and river systems
GRANBY, Que. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau pledged Monday to spend $1 billion over a decade to restore Canada's big lakes and river systems. A re-elected Liberal government would also build on its b...
Aug 30, 2021