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The Great Coffee Challenge - Make a Wish
Our wish kids sacrifice things every day in an effort to combat their illnesses. Sometimes it's their favorite food or drink, sometimes it's activities they love but can no longer participate in. Wish...
Oct 01, 2020
MLCN members elect first female Chief
History has been made at Montreal Lake Cree Nation.Joyce Naytowhow-McLeod has been elected as the band's first female Chief.She was declared the winner of Wednesday's election with 495 votes, roughly ...
Oct 01, 2020
Football Canada to stage summit with the aim of helping grow the game nationally
TORONTO - It's dramatically impacted tackle football in Canada, but Jim Mullin feels the COVID-19 pandemic gives national organizers a chance to identify and address the challenges facing the game. On...
Oct 01, 2020
Greens say fundraising error is less than $10K but Murray camp is not so sure
OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada says the amount of money accidentally deposited with the party rather than Glen Murray's leadership campaign adds up to less than $10,000.Murray says he is not yet c...
Oct 01, 2020
Quebec cities face new COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario contends with testing backlog
Quebec reported 16 more deaths Thursday as it began the first day of new restrictions meant to flatten a spike in COVID-19 infections, while Ontario was dealing with a backlog of more than 82,000 test...
Oct 01, 2020
Saskatchewan’s first safe consumption site set to open
Saskatchewan's first safe consumption site is set to open at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.The facility is operated by Prairie Harm Reduction, which is the new name of AIDS Saskatoon. The consumption site will ...
Oct 01, 2020
Winger Michael Petrasso signs two-year extension with York 9 FC of the CPL
TORONTO - Winger Michael Petrasso has re-signed with York 9 FC for the 2021 and 2022 Canadian Premier League seasons. The 25-year-old from Woodbridge, Ont., joined the Toronto-based side in January af...
Oct 01, 2020
Willins takes over as administrator at village office
It's been a seamless transition of administrative staff at the Air Ronge village office. Gavin Willins, who was hired by council back in 2017, has been serving as the village administrator since the r...
Oct 01, 2020
Raptors: Scotiabank Arena won't host U.S. voter registration due to COVID-19
TORONTO - Scotiabank Arena won't be used for voter registration for the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election due to concerns around COVID-19.The Toronto Raptors had planned to open their home arena so Am...
Oct 01, 2020
Suburban NY diocese files for bankruptcy amid abuse lawsuits
A Roman Catholic diocese in New York City's suburbs Thursday became the largest in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy, seeking to protect itself from a torrent of lawsuits filed after the state suspended ...
Oct 01, 2020