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Canada's Jordan Mein returns to action with Bellator later this month
LOS ANGELES - Canadian welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein will make his Bellator debut July 24 when the MMA organization stages its first fight card since Feb. 22. Bellator 242 will take place ...
Jul 15, 2020
Toronto Arrows sign five more players, including Argentine prop Gaston Cortes
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed Argentine international prop Gaston Cortes and four others. The Major League Rugby team re-signed lock Paul Ciulini, prop Cole Keith and fullback/wing Gaston M...
Jul 15, 2020
Bank of Canada holds rate, forecasts decline in GDP of 7.8% this year
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is holding its key interest rate at 0.25 per cent in response to what it calls the "extremely uncertain" economic outlook from the COVID-19 pandemic, and plans to keep it t...
Jul 15, 2020
How to talk to your kids about financial challenges during difficult times
Families in Saskatchewan and across Canada are living with the unfortunate reality of drastically reduced incomes, forcing them to live within the framework of tight budgets. When parents need to rein...
Jul 15, 2020
Oklahoma's governor says he has tested positive for COVID-19
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that he's the first governor in the United States to test positive for the coronavirus and that he is isolating at home. Stitt, 48, said h...
Jul 15, 2020
$770,000 For Policing Initiatives In Meadow Lake
The Ministry of Corrections and Policing is providing $770,000 to the City of Meadow Lake for policing initiatives through the Municipal Police Grants program. This grant will fund seven existing Mead...
Jul 15, 2020
Virtual Back to Batoche
Back to Batoche is an annual celebration which brings people together from all across North America to recognize and celebrate the Mtis Nation's rich culture, traditions and heritage. Since 1970, the ...
Jul 15, 2020
Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet denies anonymous allegations against him
MONTREAL - The leader of the Bloc Quebecois is categorically denying allegations that were made against him Tuesday night in an anonymous Facebook post. Yves-Francois Blanchet reacted today throu...
Jul 15, 2020
Two presumed COVID-19 cases at Nunavut mine may be territory's first infections
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting two presumptive cases of COVID-19 at an iron mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. The territory is the only jurisdiction in Canada without a confirmed cas...
Jul 15, 2020
Ethnocultural crime statistics to be collected through police, StatCan co-operation
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada and the country's police chiefs have agreed to help collect and report data about Indigenous and ethnocultural groups when compiling information on victi...
Jul 15, 2020