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Early figures for new aid and EI provide glimpse of how post-CERB supports to be used
OTTAWA - The employment insurance system absorbed almost 1.3 million people in the last three weeks, new figures show, as a key COVID-19 benefit wound down.A breakdown of applications for the simplifi...
Oct 17, 2020
Smith off Smith, Seager 2 HRs as Dodgers beat Braves in NLCS
ARLINGTON, Texas - Dodgers catcher Will Smith hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off the Atlanta reliever with the same name, Corey Seager homered twice and Los Angeles avoided elimination with a 7-3 win...
Oct 16, 2020
SJHL approved to begin season
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has announced they have been approved to begin play effective immediately.According to a post on their Facebook page, fans will be allowed in arenas but on...
Oct 16, 2020
One-eyed colt Mighty Heart just one victory away from capturing Canadian Triple Crown
TORONTO - He's still a win away from ending Canada's lengthy Triple Crown drought, but Mighty Heart has his championship pose down pat. Upon noticing a camera, the one-eyed colt immediately turns his ...
Oct 16, 2020
Springer, Astros beat Rays 7-4 to force Game 7 in ALCS
SAN DIEGO - George Springer and Jos Altuve keyed a four-run rally in the fifth inning, Framber Valdz pitched six brilliant innings and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the third straight...
Oct 16, 2020
Surging Vancouver Whitecaps not taking slumping L.A. Galaxy lightly: Bush
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't taking anything for granted as they prepare to face a team in the midst of a slump this weekend. The Whitecaps head to California on Sunday to face the...
Oct 16, 2020
Buffalo Narrows family caught in snowstorm rescued by volunteers
Three residents of Buffalo Narrows are safe after a sudden snowstorm stranded them at a cabin at Carswell Lake.Brian and Shelly MacDonald, along with their three-year-old granddaughter, had spent a co...
Oct 16, 2020
Rays-Yankees get most viewers during Division Series
NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees drew the five-most watched games of the Division Series, boosted by prime-time start times. Tampa Bay's 2-1 win in Game 5 on Oct. 9 was the most-watc...
Oct 16, 2020
Trudeau says feds want fixes, not control, of long-term care system
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of trying to assert federal jurisdiction over long-term care facilities but still believes there is a role for Ottawa to play in fixing ...
Oct 16, 2020
RCMP asking for public's assistance after multiple shots fired at Meadow Lake home
Police are asking for the public's help after multiple shots were reported to have been fired at a home in Meadow Lake overnight Thursday.Meadow Lake RCMP are looking for information to help identify ...
Oct 16, 2020