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Riders reflect on nail-biting 2019 Labour Day Classic as 2021 edition approaches
It was a celebration for the ages after the 2019 Labour Day Classic.And it was exactly how Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan and kicker Brett Lauther drew it up."(On the) Thursday before that L...
Sep 03, 2021
Elections Canada posts cap of about $30M on three big parties' campaign spending
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer has announced the initial ceiling on parties' expenditures in the election campaign now in full swing. The spending limits are based on the length of the vote...
Sep 03, 2021
Alberta announces $100 gift card as incentive to get fully vaccinated as cases surge
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney, two months after declaring victory over COVID-19, is now offering $100 to Albertans who aren't fully vaccinated to curb nation-leading cases of the illness that have a...
Sep 03, 2021
Depth key as depleted Vancouver Whitecaps look to extend three-game win streak
VANCOUVER - When Thomas Hasal last made a start for the Vancouver Whitecaps, the team was at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, desperate to turn its season around. Now, as the 22-year-ol...
Sep 03, 2021
Canada could see above 15K daily COVID-19 cases next month, Tam says
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says there is an urgent need for more people between 18 and 39 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the impact of the Delta variant. "This is a cr...
Sep 03, 2021
Fortin's lawyers fight bid to toss his lawsuit over removal from vaccine post
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawyers are fighting a federal attempt to quash their client's lawsuit over his removal as head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign. In a newly filed Federal Cou...
Sep 03, 2021
Palace: Princess Charlene of Monaco's health 'reassuring'
PARIS (AP) - Monaco's Princess Charlene is in "reassuring" condition after being suddenly hospitalized with complications from a serious sinus infection, the principality's palace said Friday. Princes...
Sep 03, 2021
Province reporting 418 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 418 new cases of COVID-19.Those cases in northern Saskatchewan are located in the Far North West (20), Far North East (15), North West (50), North Central (...
Sep 03, 2021
Bains not running, but still influential in Mississauga-Malton election: expert
Navdeep Bains' name may not be on the ballot when voters in Mississauga-Malton head to the polls this month, but the former innovation minister likely still exerts significant influence on the race in...
Sep 03, 2021
Some diplomatic posts offer to courier expat postal votes by polling day
OTTAWA - Tens of thousands of Canadians living abroad, including those not travelling because of the COVID-19 pandemic, have applied to vote remotely in the coming election. Over 45,000 expat Canadian...
Sep 03, 2021