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Former NFL player Mitch Berger can sympathize with Toronto Blue Jays
Mitch Berger can feel the Toronto Blue Jays' pain. The Blue Jays are playing most of their 30 home games this season in Buffalo, N.Y., after the Canadian government rejected their plan to us...
Aug 19, 2020

California governor: Hundreds of wildfires blazing statewide
VACAVILLE, Calif. - Crews were battling wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area and thousands of people were under orders to evacuate Wednesday as hundreds of wildfires blazed across the state amid a ...
Aug 19, 2020
Saskatoon school divisions ‘looking into’ applying for additional provincial funding to return to class
Following the province's Monday announcement of additional funding and an extra week for the return to school, Saskatoon's school divisions are preparing for the Sept. 8 start date.In an emailed state...
Aug 19, 2020

Bayern beats Lyon 3-0, to play PSG in Champions League final
LISBON, Portugal - Serge Gnabry led Bayern Munich into a first Champions League final in seven years, scoring twice in a 3-0 victory over Lyon on Wednesday. After losing four semifinals since lifting ...
Aug 19, 2020

Raptors beat Nets 104-99 to take 2-0 series lead over Brooklyn
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Norman Powell scored 24 points, including the game-clinching dunk in the dying seconds, to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 104-99 victory over the Brook...
Aug 19, 2020

Canada's Brooke Henderson finally back in action at Women's British Open
The time has come for Brooke Henderson to get back into competitive golf. Henderson tees off in the early afternoon on Thursday at the Women's British Open at storied Royal Troon Old Course in Troon, ...
Aug 19, 2020

Federal government to join assessment of Teck coal mine expansion in B.C.
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced it will join in an environmental assessment of a major expansion to a proposed southern British Columbia coal mine. A spokeswoman for Environment Min...
Aug 19, 2020

Prorogation was a surprise, but a new throne speech is welcome, Liberal MPs say
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs were surprised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to shut down Parliament Tuesday, but many say they believe it was the right call to hit the reset bu...
Aug 19, 2020

Liberals plan to use regulations to create income support after CERB winds down
OTTAWA - The Liberals plan to use existing tools to quickly create a new support measure next month for struggling workers who won't qualify for employment insurance. Some four million worke...
Aug 19, 2020

Opposition parties decry black ink in WE documents, allege continuing coverup
OTTAWA - Opposition parties are taking issue with the black ink applied to many of the thousands of pages of newly released documents about the WE Charity controversy. Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Aug 19, 2020