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CFL suspends Riders' defensive lineman Leonard two games for not providing sample
TORONTO - The CFL suspended defensive lineman A.C. Leonard of the Saskatchewan Roughriders for two games Friday for failing to provide a sample for drug testing. The league said in a statement that pr...
Sep 10, 2021
Field for Canadian rugby sevens events diluted by pandemic-related issues
The pandemic has taken its toll on Canadian stops on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Only seven of the men's core teams are taking part in next week's HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver with New Zeal...
Sep 10, 2021
Riding snapshot: A look at the race in Flamborough-Glanbrook
Flamborough-Glanbrook This Hamilton-area riding will elect a new face on Sept. 20. Tory MP David Sweet resigned as chair of the House of Commons ethics committee after travelling to the U.S. over the ...
Sep 10, 2021
Raising flags to mark residential schools legacy commits Canada to be better: O'Toole
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says hoisting the Canadian flag back up on Parliament Hill on the first national day commemorating the legacy of residential schools should be seen as a sign ...
Sep 10, 2021
Quebec coroner outraged by delay in getting nurses to hard-hit Résidence Herron
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says she is appalled by the amount of time it took to get nurses to a suburban Montreal long-term care home where 47 people died during the first wave of the COVID-19 pande...
Sep 10, 2021
US: Afghan evacuee flights halted from two key bases
The U.S. has halted all U.S.-bound flights of Afghan evacuees from two main bases overseas for unspecified "health safety concerns," a move U.S. officials warn will have a severe impact on the evacuat...
Sep 10, 2021
'We focused on remembering our dad': the grief and growth of a family ravaged by 9/11
Garrett Doyle was only one when his father was killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, but the loss would have a profound effect on his life. In elementary school, teachers...
Sep 10, 2021
Sask. gov’t announces some COVID measures, but masks not mandated
The Government of Saskatchewan is taking steps to address rising COVID-19 cases in the province - but those steps don't include new public health orders such as mandatory masking.On Friday, the govern...
Sep 10, 2021
Trudeau defends making health transfers conditional; says they must deliver results
HAMILTON - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he respects provincial jurisdiction on health care but still intends to attach strings to $25 billion in new health funding he has promised if he gets re-...
Sep 10, 2021
SaskTel expands internet service through 10 more cell towers
More areas of Saskatchewan are getting internet service through the Government of Saskatchewan's Wireless Saskatchewan initiative.In a media release Friday, the government said the final 10 macro cell...
Sep 10, 2021