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Chick Corea, jazz great with 23 Grammy Awards, dies at 79
NEW YORK - Chick Corea, a towering jazz pianist with a staggering 23 Grammy Awards who pushed the boundaries of the genre and worked alongside Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock, has died. He was 79. Core...
Feb 11, 2021
Ottawa approves Air Canada's $190-million Transat purchase
Canada's travel landscape is about to change after the federal government approved Air Canada's $190-million purchase of Transat A.T., after COVID-19 diminished the deal's value. Transport Minister Om...
Feb 11, 2021
Province taking another look at health-care workers prioritized for COVID vaccines
After hearing from health-care groups, Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is going to reassess which groups are included as a priority for a COVID-19 vaccine.Moe didn't make any promises that more wi...
Feb 11, 2021
Roughriders’ O’Day busy to start free agency
With question marks still surrounding some of the players the Saskatchewan Roughriders hoped to re-sign, general manager Jeremy O'Day decided against the wait-and-see approach.The first day of CFL fre...
Feb 11, 2021
NLSD offers contact tracing support in return for COVID case count data
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) is willing to assist with COVID-19 tracing if the Saskatchewan Health Authority returns to providing daily case count numbers to communities. A letter signed...
Feb 11, 2021
Bruins postpone O'Ree honours until '22 so fans can be there
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins will wait to retire the number of pioneering Black hockey player Willie O'Ree until next year so that they can raise his No. 22 banner to the rafters with fans in the buildi...
Feb 11, 2021
Canadian receiver Natey Adjei inks deal with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed Canadian receiver Natey Adjei. A third-round pick in the 2013 CFL draft, Adjei has split six seasons in the CFL between Toronto and Edmonton. The Toronto ...
Feb 11, 2021
Canadian blueberries pose no peril to American producers, U.S. trade commission says
WASHINGTON - The panel that evaluates international trade disputes in the United States has squashed a complaint about Canadian blueberries. The U.S. International Trade Commission says recent spikes ...
Feb 11, 2021
Decline in new COVID cases in province, no new deaths
New COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan are once again hovering around triple figures with 114 new cases reported in the province today. Compared to the previous week, this is lower than other daily case t...
Feb 11, 2021
AP source: David Phelps agrees to $1.75M deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO - Right-hander David Phelps and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year contract a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on c...
Feb 11, 2021