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Extend mandate of election-interference warning panel, evaluation recommends
OTTAWA - A new evaluation says the Trudeau government should consider activating its election-interference warning system not just during the next general campaign but also in the pre-writ period. For...
Nov 20, 2020
Judge to seal interviews of Minassian that psychiatrist says may incite violence
TORONTO - The judge overseeing the van attack trial has begrudgingly granted a request to seal all recordings of interviews the accused had with an American psychiatrist who had warned the videos coul...
Nov 20, 2020
Feds need better data on COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: Miller
OTTAWA - A rapid rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities on reserve - especially in Alberta and Saskatchewan - likely does not tell the full story due to lack of data,...
Nov 20, 2020
Nova Scotia closes two schools, to limit gatherings in Halifax to stop COVID spread
HALIFAX - Most of Halifax will be subject to tightened COVID-19 restrictions and two schools that reported cases will be temporarily closed as health officials try to head off community spread of the ...
Nov 20, 2020
Province records another death, 153 new cases of COVID-19
A resident in their 80s from Saskatoon has died from COVID-19 bringing the total number of deaths in the province to 33.There are 153 new cases to report in Saskatchewan today, Nov. 20, which brings t...
Nov 20, 2020
Ticats linebacker Lawrence says most CFL quarterbacks are quiet on the field
Bo Levi Mitchell has a future in the media once his career is over. On Thursday during a Grey Cup Unite videoconference call with Saskatchewan quarterback Cody Fajardo and Hamilton linebacker Simoni L...
Nov 20, 2020
Senators sign second-round pick Egor Sokolov to entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Egor Sokolov to a three-year, entry-level contract. Ottawa selected Sokolov in the second round, 61st overall, at the 2020 NHL draft. The 20-year-old f...
Nov 20, 2020
Quebec's anti-corruption police arrest two suspects in alleged school board fraud
MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption police force says it has arrested two people in connection with an alleged fraud scheme at a major Montreal-area English-language school board. Police said today in...
Nov 20, 2020
We the nomads: Toronto Raptors far from first Canadian team to seek temporary home
As the Toronto Raptors move to Tampa, Fla., to start the NBA season, they can look to some other Canadian teams for tips on life in a temporary locale. Border restrictions forced four other Canadian c...
Nov 20, 2020
Off-course duck from Europe or Asia is first of its kind to reach B.C.
VICTORIA - An unusual duck is fluttering the hearts of birdwatchers on southern Vancouver Island after flying far off course during its migration between Europe or Asia and the waterways of Southeast ...
Nov 20, 2020