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Roughriders shut out of league awards
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will leave Calgary empty-handed after all three of their award nominees lost during the CFL awards ceremony on Thursday night.Quarterback Cody Fajardo was up for most outs...
Nov 22, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Quebec human rights commission urges police to end routine street checks
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission says Montreal police must definitively end the practice of routine street checks. Commission vice-president Myrlande Pierre made the comments today to membe...
Nov 22, 2019
Five Roughriders voted to CFLPA all-star team
Five members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders were named to the CFL Players' Association all-star team Thursday.Balloting was conducted by members of the CFLPA.Saskatchewan's Cody Fajardo, who led the ...
Nov 22, 2019 Shaq Evans was named to the CFLPA all-star team on Nov. 21, 2019. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Russia beats Serbia 2-1 to reach Davis Cup semifinals
MADRID - Novak Djokovic played singles and doubles matches Friday but couldn't keep Serbia from losing to Russia 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup. Djokovic defeated Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-3 i...
Nov 22, 2019
Nova Scotia pond billed as the 'cradle of hockey' put up for sale
WINDSOR, N.S. - For hockey fans across Canada, the water in Nova Scotia's Long Pond is sacred - especially when it's frozen. The small body of water in the picturesque Annapolis Valley ...
Nov 22, 2019
Senators forward Bobby Ryan enters NHL/NHLPA assistance program
Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan will be away from the team indefinitely while taking part in the NHL/National Hockey League Players' Association assistance program. The NHL and NHLPA made the annou...
Nov 22, 2019
Suicides prompt State of Crisis on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation
The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation near Loon Lake has declared a State of Crisis and Emergency over the chronic amount of recent suicides and attempted suicides in the community.In a media release iss...
Nov 22, 2019 (file photo)
Stagefright Costs Riders Grey Cup berth
I'm about a day away from jetting off to Calgary to take in Grey Cup 107.It would have been fun to have the Riders in it, but then again, maybe it's better to build things up for next year when the Ri...
Nov 22, 2019 Greg Urbanoski
Quebec's propane shortage and a teen's popcorn lung; In-The-News Nov. 22
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 22. What we are watching i...
Nov 22, 2019
Dominic LeBlanc's role, who's in charge of regional agencies becoming clearer
OTTAWA - Democratic Institutions may be gone as a separate ministry in Justin Trudeau's cabinet but the issues it dealt with have not been forgotten. They'll be handled by Dominic LeBlanc, who sits in...
Nov 22, 2019