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Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving senator, dies at 87
DETROIT (AP) - Famous for gazing over eyeglasses worn on the end of his nose, Carl Levin seemed at ease wherever he went, whether attending a college football game back home in Michigan or taking on a...
Jul 29, 2021

Toronto Raptors pick Florida State forward Scottie Barnes fourth overall in NBA draft
The Toronto Raptors selected Florida State forward Scottie Barnes with the fourth-overall pick in the NBA draft Thursday. The 19-year-old averaged 10.3 points and 4.1 assists last season and was named...
Jul 29, 2021

Employer in La Ronge can't fill entry-level positions
A federal program designed to assist young people, particularly those facing barriers to employment, is failing to recruit enough qualified candidates in La Ronge. The Youth Employment and Skills Stra...
Jul 29, 2021

Navy charges sailor with setting fire that destroyed warship
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The U.S. Navy charged a sailor Thursday with starting a fire last year that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, marking the maritime branch's worst warship blaze ...
Jul 29, 2021

SaskPower increases funding to help farmers relocate power lines
SaskPower has more than doubled the funding for the Farmyard Line Relocation Program and is currently accepting applications from eligible landowners.As farm equipment is becoming larger, overhead pow...
Jul 29, 2021

Nunavut opens travel bubble with Nunavik as pandemic restrictions ease
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The government of Nunavut says residents of the territory and of Arctic Quebec can now travel freely between both regions as long as they've been in a community for at least 14 days...
Jul 29, 2021

Veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon among 16 players released by the Edmonton Elks
EDMONTON - Veteran CFL players Shawn Lemon, Thaddeus Coleman, Vontae Diggs and Kenny Shaw were among the Edmonton Elks' final cuts Thursday. Edmonton made its final roster decisions ahead of the CFL's...
Jul 29, 2021

Veteran CFL quarterback Dakota Prukop among 16 players released by Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Veteran CFL quarterback Dakota Prukop was among 16 players released Thursday by the Calgary Stampeders. Prukop, an American, signed with Calgary in January. He spent his first three CFL seas...
Jul 29, 2021

Archdiocese apologizes after priest accuses residential school survivors of lying
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg archdiocese will no longer allow a Catholic priest to preach publicly or teach after he suggested during a sermon that residential school survivors lied to get settlement money. ...
Jul 29, 2021

Canadian MLS teams given green light to finish out season using home stadiums
Major League Soccer confirmed Thursday that the three Canadian teams can continue playing at home through the remainder of the regular season and playoffs. All three are back home already with Toronto...
Jul 29, 2021