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Auger-Aliassime wins in straight sets in first match at Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is heading to the third round of the Miami Open. The No. 11 seed from Montreal beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France 6-4, 6-4 in a second-round match at the ATP T...
Mar 26, 2021
B.C. is first in Canada to set emissions targets for industries, communities
VICTORIA - British Columbia has set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for most sectors in the provincial economy, including the oil and gas industry. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Ch...
Mar 26, 2021
With fours games postponed, Habs' COVID-19 issues a concern across North Division
Getting nearly a week off in Montreal is something millionaire hockey players would normally jump at. Not so in 2021. The Edmonton Oilers were forced to spend plenty of time at the team's hotel and on...
Mar 26, 2021
Canadian Mackenzie Hughes advances to round of 16 in match-play event
AUSTIN, Texas - Canada's Mackenzie Hughes has advanced to the knockout stage of the Dell Technologies Match Play. The golfer from Dundas, Ont., won Group 9 with a record of 2-0-1 after tying American ...
Mar 26, 2021
213 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths reported in province
The province reported 213 new cases of COVID-19 across the province and 146 recoveries on March 26, bringing the provincial total to 32,559 cases.Eight Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for C...
Mar 26, 2021
Report clears France of complicity in 1994 Rwandan Genocide
PARIS - A commission that spent nearly two years uncovering France's role in 1994's Rwandan genocide concluded Friday that the country reacted too slowly in appreciating the extent of the horror that ...
Mar 26, 2021
La Ronge RCMP seize crack cocaine after executing search warrant
The La Ronge RCMP executed a search warrant on March 24 at a residence on La Ronge's Poirier Street as part of an ongoing investigation. That's according to an RCMP media release, which states during ...
Mar 26, 2021
Pelosi taps DC National Guard head to lead House security
WASHINGTON - Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, was tapped Friday to become the House's first African American sergeant-at-arms as Congress sorts ...
Mar 26, 2021
Maritime traffic jam grows outside blocked Suez Canal
SUEZ, Egypt - A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers and tugboats worked to free a giant container ship t...
Mar 26, 2021
'We're doing the best we can': JRMCC staff remain committed during pandemic
Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC) serves as a gathering spot for residents of the tri-communities and staff at the facility are hopeful they can welcome crowds back again soon. Director ...
Mar 26, 2021