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Iowa offensive lineman tops CFL's first Scouting Bureau's top-20 prospects list
TORONTO - Alaric Jackson, an offensive lineman at the University of Iowa, has the No. 1 spot in the first edition of the CFL scouting bureau's top-20 prospects for the 2021 draft. The six-foot-six, 31...
Oct 08, 2020

Hearing resumes for N.S. man alleging racial bias during 2018 arrest in Halifax park
HALIFAX - A Halifax man is arguing in front of a police review board that his race played a role in his 2018 arrest and jailing after he and his spouse stopped in park to make a phone call. The hearin...
Oct 08, 2020

Nunavut premier strips housing minister of cabinet portfolios for social media post
Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq has stripped the territory's housing minister of his cabinet portfolios over a social media post about the Black Lives Matter movement. Patterk Netser had served as hous...
Oct 08, 2020

Top Nunavut judge denies request for territory's first written Gladue report
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's top judge says one of the reasons the territorial court doesn't order reports into the background of Indigenous offenders before they are sentenced is that there are no wr...
Oct 08, 2020

6 people charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
DETROIT - Six men plotted to try to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday in federal court. Four of the six men had...
Oct 08, 2020

Fighting for relevance and survival, Parti Quebecois to elect new leader Friday
MONTREAL - A comedian, a historian, a lawyer and an establishment politician are all vying to lead the Parti Quebecois, the once-mighty political party whose purpose and future are today being openly ...
Oct 08, 2020

COVID-19 numbers continue to surge in Ontario, Quebec ahead of Thanksgiving weekend
Canada's largest province is reporting the most new cases of COVID-19 it's had in a single day since the beginning of the pandemic. Ontario has announced 797 new cases of the virus, and Health Ministe...
Oct 08, 2020

Nova Scotia mass shooting: law firm gathering evidence for two class-action lawsuits
HALIFAX - A law firm that represents the families of victims of the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has hired a criminal investigation firm as it prepares two potential class-action lawsuits. Halif...
Oct 08, 2020

Pandemic keeps Canadian luge team at home to start season
CALGARY - The Canadian luge team will stay home and skip the first portion of the World Cup season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. World Cup races open Nov. 24 in Austria, but Canada will not compet...
Oct 08, 2020

Fall Activity Guidelines for Saskatchewan
These guidelines provide information on how to safely enjoy fall celebrations and honour Remembrance Day while reducing the potential spread of COVID-19. Events that exceed allowable gathering sizes a...
Oct 08, 2020