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Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haley Irwin retires from national hockey team
CALGARY - Two-time Olympic gold medallist Haley Irwin has announced her retirement from the Canadian women's hockey team. The 31-year-old forward from Thunder Bay, Ont., won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2...
Jun 03, 2020
Fed approves expansion of state and local support program
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve has approved an expansion of its $500 billion emergency program to support state and local governments. The expansion will allow all states to have at least two cities...
Jun 03, 2020
Meng hearing schedule to expand; lawyers ask for 'referee' in case
VANCOUVER - Legal arguments at the B.C. Supreme Court in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou may stretch into next year. Crown lawyer Robert Frater told the court...
Jun 03, 2020
Pilgrim’s Pride CEO among indicted for chicken price fixing
The CEO of Pilgrim's Pride is one of four current and former chicken company executives indicted Wednesday on charges of price-fixing. The U.S. Department of Justice said a federal grand jury in Color...
Jun 03, 2020
Subban donates US$50K to charity for George Floyd's daughter, says NHL matched
New Jersey Devils defenceman P.K. Subban says he's donated US$50,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for George Floyd's daughter, and that the NHL has matched the pledge. Subban announced the donation in a ...
Jun 03, 2020
More Arctic politicians join call for RCMP to wear body cameras in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The mayor of Iqaluit is joining other Arctic leaders calling for RCMP members in Nunavut to wear body cameras. Kenny Bell says in a release that cameras would make law enforcem...
Jun 03, 2020
Active-duty troops deployed to DC region start to leave
WASHINGTON - Active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation's capitol are beginning to return to their home base, after two days of more peaceful demonstrations in...
Jun 03, 2020
Regina teacher shares story of racial profiling online to spark dialogue
A Regina teacher is hoping people will pay attention to examples of racism on their own streets and communities after a photo of him opening his car was shared on social media with a warning for peopl...
Jun 03, 2020
Nation's streets calmest in days; police credit curfews
MINNEAPOLIS - Protesters marched on Wednesday in peaceful pleas to end police brutality, after a calmer night in cities across America void of the violence of recent days, as demonstrators heightened ...
Jun 03, 2020
SHA provides new guidelines for visitation during pandemic
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has updated its visitation restrictions for long-term care homes and hospitals.The main focus is the criteria for compassionate reasons for visits during the COVID-19...
Jun 03, 2020