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O’Day doesn’t expect Roughriders to be active to start free agency
Saskatchewan Roughriders general manager Jeremy O'Day doesn't expect to be a big player when CFL free agency hits Tuesday."I would say that we're probably not going to be very active in free agency. W...
Feb 10, 2020 Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson (left) and general manager Jeremy O'Day met with the media to discuss the team's plans for CFL free agency on Feb. 10, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Kobe Bryant's widow expresses grief, anger in online post
LOS ANGELES - Vanessa Bryant expressed grief and anger in an Instagram post Monday as she copes with the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gigi and seven other people in a helicopter c...
Feb 10, 2020
Renowned Canadian epidemiologist to lead coronavirus study team: WHO
OTTAWA - Renowned Canadian epidemiologist Bruce Aylward will be leading a team of World Health Organization experts in China to study the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Aylward arrived in Chi...
Feb 10, 2020
Hollywood barriers fall in milestone Oscars for ‘Parasite’
LOS ANGELES - Before Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" made history as the first non-English best picture winner in Academy Awards history, he made a modest plea to American moviegoers: Don't be afraid of sub...
Feb 10, 2020
MLTC Full Circle conference focuses on empowering youth through land-based learning and language revitalization
Educators in the region are encouraged to attend the fourth annual Meadow Lake Tribal Council's (MLTC) Full Circle Conference, coming up in March. Celia Deschambeault, organizer of the conference, tol...
Feb 10, 2020 (submitted photo/ The Full Circle Conference Facebook)
Renowned Canadian epidemiologist to lead coronavirus study team: WHO
OTTAWA - Renowned Canadian epidemiologist Bruce Aylward will be leading a team of World Health Organization experts in China to study the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Aylward arrived in Chi...
Feb 10, 2020
Jefferson's decision to remain in Winnipeg answers biggest free-agency question
TORONTO - Willie Jefferson has answered the biggest question heading into CFL free agency. The CFL's top defensive player last season opted to stay put Monday rather than test the open market. The six...
Feb 10, 2020
A Canadian evacuee describes life under quarantine at CFB Trenton
CFB TRENTON, Ont. - A Canadian evacuee from the Chinese epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak says life under quarantine at an Ontario military base can feel like "summer camp." Myriam Larouche ...
Feb 10, 2020
Alberta Appeal Court hears man convicted in three murders wants one overturned
CALGARY - An Alberta man who was found guilty of killing a father, the victim's two-year-old daughter and a senior wants one of his convictions thrown out. Derek Saretzky's lawyer argued in ...
Feb 10, 2020
Patrick Laine's hat trick - all power-play goals - leads Jets past Senators 5-2
WINNIPEG - Patrik Laine was proud he wasn't predictable when he scored a hat trick in the Winnipeg Jets' 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon. Laine's three power-play goals didn...
Feb 10, 2020