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Sask. to unveil back-to-school plan at 2:30 p.m.
The Government of Saskatchewan is to release the details Tuesday of its back-to-school plan for students and teachers.The province closed schools in March due to COVID-19, but provided online learning...
Aug 04, 2020

Football (or not) in the Time of Covid
I suspect we are in the last stages of whether the Canadian Football League will operate a season in 2020 as the league has struck out with the federal government on a number of occasions and how has ...
Aug 04, 2020

John Arcand Fiddle Fest Virtual Concert
Due to COVID-19 and the cancellation of the 2020 John Arcand Fiddle Fest, we decided to mark our Fiddle Fest weekend, by bringing you a virtual concert. We hope you'll enjoy these performances from so...
Aug 04, 2020

Surface of Mars shows scars of glaciers just like Canada's High Arctic: study
VANCOUVER - The deep valleys scarred into the surface of Mars under thick sheets of ice show that the planet once mirrored the Canadian High Arctic, says a new study. Published Monday in the journal N...
Aug 04, 2020

First-year Argos head coach Dinwiddie dealing with COVID-19 pandemic uncertainty
TORONTO - There was no doubt in Ryan Dinwiddie's mind this off-season that he was ready to become a CFL head coach. But nothing could've prepared him for the challenge of preparing for his f...
Aug 04, 2020

Insured damage costs rise to $522M for spring flood in Fort McMurray
EDMONTON - An April flood that led to the evacuation of several northern Alberta communities caused more than half a billion dollars in insured damage. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the cos...
Aug 04, 2020

COVID Alert app a help even if it works only on newer phones: Tam
OTTAWA - Answering criticism that the federal "COVID Alert" app only works on newer smartphones, Dr. Theresa Tam says it's one of many tools in fighting the novel coronavirus. The app released last we...
Aug 04, 2020

TikTok sale puts Canada between Trump and China, again, experts say
OTTAWA - The potential sale of social media platform TikTok to Microsoft is leaving Canada with a sense of deja vu. Experts say the country is once again being pressured to take sides i...
Aug 04, 2020

3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS sign in the sand that was spotted from above, authorities say. The men had been missing in th...
Aug 04, 2020

Huge explosions rock Beirut with widespread damage, injuries
BEIRUT - Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witne...
Aug 04, 2020