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Blue Jays slugger Rowdy Tellez on team's 28-man roster for wild-card series
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays included slugger Rowdy Tellez on the team's 28-man roster for their best-of-three wild-card series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The first baseman hasn'...
Sep 29, 2020
Ottawa publishes guidance for rapid COVID-19 tests
OTTAWA - The federal government is publishing new advice for companies rushing to develop rapid tests for COVID-19 as Ottawa faces growing calls to approve such devices. The calls to approve devices t...
Sep 29, 2020
Deficit on track to hit $330 billion with COVID effects lasting years, says PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says the federal deficit for the year is on track to hit $328.5 billion as a result of COVID-19. That figure released this morning reflects measures announced ...
Sep 29, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan premier sets campaign in motion for Oct. 26 election
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has officially launched the campaign for the Oct. 26 provincial election.. Moe met with Lt-Gov. Russell Mirasty this morning at Government House to ask him to d...
Sep 29, 2020
Titans have NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, with 8 positives
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Titans suspended in-person activities through Friday after the NFL says three Titans players and five other personnel tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first ...
Sep 29, 2020
Premier Scott Moe to call provincial election today
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he plans to kick off the provincial election campaign today.Moe told reporters in Saskatoon on Monday that he will be visiting the province's lieutenant-governor to...
Sep 29, 2020
Complaints from Access to Information users more than doubled last year: info czar
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog says dissatisfied users of the Access to Information Act lodged over 6,000 new complaints last year - more than double the number in the previous year. In her annual report...
Sep 29, 2020
Jury in Matthew Raymond murder trial shown images from crime scene in 2018
FREDERICTON - The jury in the Matthew Raymond murder trial in Fredericton has been shown detailed and sometimes graphic pictures of the crime scene. Raymond is charged with four counts of first-...
Sep 29, 2020
Union demands permanent solution to backlog at Veterans Affairs Canada
OTTAWA - The union representing employees at Veterans Affairs Canada says the department should bring in a permanent solution to the backlog of veterans waiting for services and benefits. Union presid...
Sep 29, 2020
Titans have NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, with 8 positives
NASHVILLE - The Tennessee Titans suspended in-person activities through Friday after the NFL says three Titans players and five other personnel tested positive for the coronavirus. The NFL issued a st...
Sep 29, 2020