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Prince Albert business reimagines the door handle
Necessity is the mother of invention, and a local locksmith shop has created a device that allows people to open doors in a new way.Manager at Prince Albert based Accra Lock Burgess Vatamaniuck, expla...
May 06, 2020 A Prince Albert locksmith shop is offering a new product to its customers to help reduce contact with others. (Accra Lock/ Facebook)
Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard named Cornish Award recipient
Running back Chuba Hubbard of the Oklahoma State Cowboys captured the Jon Cornish Trophy on Tuesday as the top Canadian in the NCAA football ranks. The six-foot-one, 207-pound native of Sherwood Park,...
May 06, 2020
Kashechewan residents fearing COVID-19 head to camps to avoid flood waters
OTTAWA - Residents of a Northern Ontario First Nation threatened by spring flood waters are facing more complex and some fear-inducing options for escape this year, thanks to the COVID-19 pa...
May 06, 2020
Young TFC winger spending time with new puppy and working on kitchen skills
Toronto FC winger Jacob Shaffelburg had just moved into his own place when the COVID-19 lockdown happened. After completing training camp, Shaffelburg and the MLS club remained in California for the F...
May 06, 2020
Nova Scotia mass killer should be subjected to psychological autopsy: experts
HALIFAX - As the RCMP investigate the case of the Nova Scotia gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage last month, a key question remains unanswered: Why? The Mounties have said littl...
May 06, 2020
Ceremony to be held today for service members who died in helicopter crash
CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The Canadian military is to hold a special ramp ceremony today at Canadian Forces Base Trenton to repatriate remains of a service member and honour all six who died in a ...
May 06, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:55 p.m. Prince Edward Island is reporting no cases of COVID-19 Wednesday. Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Heather...
May 06, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:45 p.m. on May 6, 2020: There are 61,465 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 33,417 confirmed (includ...
May 06, 2020
Woodbine mainstay Mark Casse entering National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame
SARATOGA SPINGS, N.Y. - Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame member Mark Casse will be inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame this year. An Indianapolis native, Casse has been name...
May 06, 2020
‘The SJHL has gone all out with this:’ Melfort broadcaster gets unique, virtual opportunity
A push by the Melfort Mustangs fan base propelled their play-by-play broadcaster to something he never imagined possible- calling virtual SJHL games.Mat Barrett, now in his third year of calling real ...
May 06, 2020 (L-R) Mat Barrett and former Estevan Bruin Turner Ripplinger on the SJHL Canalta Cup simulation broadcast. (SJHL)