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Saskatchewan Polytechnic nearly back to normal after cyber attack
Three months after a malware attack invaded its systems, Saskatchewan Polytechnic still has some cleaning up to do before it can be back to normal.At the end of October, an attachment containing malwa...
Feb 17, 2021

Desmond inquiry: former soldier says it's a struggle to get medical records
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Access to health records figured prominently during hearings today at an inquiry investigating why a former Canadian soldier from Nova Scotia killed his family and himself in 2...
Feb 17, 2021

Toronto Argonauts sign Canadian linebackers Cameron Judge, Paul Kozachuk to contracts
The Toronto Argonauts have signed Canadian linebackers Cameron Judge and Paul Kozachuk. Judge, 26, was the West Division's top Canadian last season after registering 61 tackles, 11 special-teams tackl...
Feb 17, 2021

Kentucky storm holds up Canadian vaccine delivery as shipper hurries to catch up
OTTAWA - The "big lift" for Canada's COVID-19 vaccination efforts this week has been sideswiped by a big snowdrift. UPS temporarily closed its operations in Louisville, Ky., Monday because the city re...
Feb 17, 2021

Free Agency kicks off 2021 season, but what kind of season will we get?
So the CFL 2021 season kicked off with free agency last week and the Saskatchewan Roughriders gave fans a first look at what their defense will be like in 2021.Assuming there is a 2021 season.The Cana...
Feb 17, 2021

Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal heading to trial on fraud charges in October
OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP facing charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his time in office is slated for a trial later this year. Raj Grewal is scheduled to go before an Ontario judge in a...
Feb 17, 2021

European human rights court demands Russia release Navalny
MOSCOW - Europe's top human rights court has ordered Russia to release jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, a ruling that will be unlikely to soften the Kremlin's determination to isolate its most...
Feb 17, 2021

U.S. industrial production climbs 0.9% in January
WASHINGTON - American industry expanded for the fourth consecutive month in January, but it has yet to return to the level of activity that preceded the pandemic. U.S. industrial production - which in...
Feb 17, 2021

British queen's husband, Prince Philip, admitted to hospital
Britain's 99-year-old Prince Philip has been admitted to a London hospital after feeling unwell, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. The palace said the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the...
Feb 17, 2021

Wholesale prices surge 1.3% in January, led by energy spike
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices surged 1.3% in January, pushed higher by a big jump in energy costs. The bigger-than-expected increase in the producer price index, which measures inflation pressure...
Feb 17, 2021