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Trudeau sidesteps questions about Obama endorsement
TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - Justin Trudeau isn't saying whether the Liberal leader's team asked former U.S. president Barack Obama to endorse his campaign. On Wednesday, Obama voiced his support for Tr...
Oct 17, 2019

Majority of Sask. cannabis shops open 1 year after legalization
When marijuana was legalized in October 2018, only seven of the 51 licensed stores across Saskatchewan were open and ready for business.One year later, there are 39 cannabis retail stores in operation...
Oct 17, 2019 (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

End in sight? GM CEO Barra joins talks with striking union
DETROIT - General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined negotiators at the bargaining table, an indication that a deal may be near to end a monthlong strike by the United Auto Workers union that has paralyzed ...
Oct 17, 2019

Philip Blake close to returning to Riders’ lineup
Philip Blake has dealt with a lot in his career, but the broken leg he suffered this season was a first.Blake spent two seasons in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals before coming t...
Oct 17, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders guard Philip Blake at practice on Oct. 16, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)

Placido Domingo's European cultural award delayed
MILAN - Placido Domingo will not receive a European cultural award this weekend in Vienna as previously announced. It was the first change in the opera legend's European schedule since numerous accusa...
Oct 17, 2019

New Website Allows Saskatchewan Residents To Access Their Personal Health Information Anywhere, Anytime
Saskatchewan residents can now look at their laboratory test results and other health records online anywhere, anytime. Rural and Remote Health Minister Warren Kaeding, today launched MySaskHealthReco...
Oct 17, 2019

Veteran Canadian striker Simeon Jackson signs with Scotland's Kilmarnock
KILMARNOCK, Scotland - Canadian striker Simeon Jackson has joined Kilmarnock on a short-term deal through January. The 32-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., joins an attack that has been limited to six ...
Oct 17, 2019

Kyle Lowry receives contract extension from Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry had two reasons to smile Tuesday. The Toronto Raptors point guard put pen to paper on a one-year, US$31-million contract extension before taking part in his first full practice wi...
Oct 17, 2019

Singh says abolishing the Senate would see Canadians better represented
TORONTO - Abolishing the Senate would give Canadians better representation, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday, doubling down on his party's long-standing pledge to ditch Parliament's cha...
Oct 17, 2019

IMF downgrades outlook for world economy; 2019 estimate for Canada unchanged
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund is further downgrading its outlook for the world economy, predicting that growth this year will be the weakest since the 2008 financial crisis primarily be...
Oct 17, 2019