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NBC's Tokyo Olympics viewership gets off to rough start
NEW YORK (AP) - If there's going to be a surge in viewership interest in the Tokyo Olympics, NBC Universal is still waiting. For three straight nights, viewership for the Tokyo Games has been down mor...
Jul 27, 2021

Democratic donor convicted of offering drugs for sex; 2 died
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal jury has convicted a wealthy donor to Democrats on charges he injected gay men with methamphetamine in exchange for sex, leading to two deaths and other overdoses. Ed Buck...
Jul 27, 2021

From great goalies to feisty forwards, lots of talent to be found in NHL free agency
A wild off-season continues for NHL general managers this week as they hunt for deals on the free agent market. From veteran goaltenders to burly defenceman and celebrated snipers, several big talents...
Jul 27, 2021

Saskatchewan drought means consumers will soon pay more for pantry basics
The flour you need to bake your bread, the canola oil restaurants use to fry the food you eat and a variety of other products used both domestically and internationally will be going up in price again...
Jul 27, 2021

Fire crews getting handle on more wildfires; some evacuees returning home
Tuesday will represent another long day for fire crews in the northern regions of the province, but there is some encouraging news as the number of active wildfires has decreased by 27 in the last 24 ...
Jul 27, 2021

Province reports 26 of 38 new COVID-19 cases in northern zones
The government have reported another 38 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on July 27, including 26 new cases in the six northern zones. New cases along with the 33 new recoveries brings the provin...
Jul 27, 2021

Bauer's administrative leave extended through Aug 6
NEW YORK (AP) - Trevor Bauer's administrative leave was extended by 10 days through Aug. 6 on Tuesday by Major League Baseball and the players' association while the sport's investigators check into a...
Jul 27, 2021

Miracle Treat Day in October
Each year, Dairy Queen stores across Canada participate in Miracle Treat Day, a day where net proceeds from every Blizzard Treat purchased are donated to local children's hospitals and support childre...
Jul 27, 2021

Montreal-area city running out of options to control population of white-tailed deer
MONTREAL - An animal-rescue group says the white-tailed deer population in a park on Montreal's south shore has more than doubled - months after the local government refused to euthanize about 15 of t...
Jul 27, 2021

Colorado acquires Canadian Mark-Anthony Kaye in million-dollar deal with LAFC
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - The Colorado Rapids acquired Canadian international midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye in a million-dollar deal with Los Angeles FC on Tuesday. The Rapids sent LAFC US$1 million in ge...
Jul 27, 2021