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Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs
TORONTO - As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus. This is according to a new Angus Reid poll which ...
Jul 18, 2020
Environment Canada issues funnel cloud advisories across central Sask.
Environment Canada is warning communities across Central Saskatchewan about conditions that could develop funnel clouds Saturday.The weather statements for areas from the Alberta border near Green Lak...
Jul 18, 2020
Six new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan
There are six new cases of COVID-19 reported in the province today, bringing Saskatchewan's total to 941 cases. There is one new case in the North, one in the central region, three in the South, and o...
Jul 18, 2020
Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto after federal government rejects plan
TORONTO - The Blue Jays can't play home games in Toronto this season after the federal government rejected the club's plan to use Rogers Centre on Saturday. While the government gave the green li...
Jul 18, 2020
Toronto protesters call for defunding police; damage statues, several arrests
TORONTO - Three protesters were arrested Saturday after supporters of Black Lives Matter threw paint on several statues, including one of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and call...
Jul 18, 2020
Over three dozen senators demand 'open, transparent' inquiry into N.S. shooting
OTTAWA - Over three dozen Canadian senators are calling for an inquiry into the mass shootings that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia in April. The senators say in an open letter today that a transpa...
Jul 18, 2020
Bad news for Hamilton's rivals: Mercedes is getting faster
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The bad news for Lewis Hamilton's traditional rivals at Ferrari and Red Bull is that the dominant Mercedes is getting faster, while another team using its engines is growing in con...
Jul 18, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps reward Canadian midfielder Russell Teibert with new contract
The Vancouver Whitecaps have rewarded Canadian midfielder Russell Teibert with a new contract that runs through 2023 with an option for 2024. The 27-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont., celebrated his 2...
Jul 18, 2020
Bloc to back Liberals' bill extending wage subsidy, sending money to disabled
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says it'll support a bill to extend the federal emergency wage subsidy and make payments to people with disabilities to help with COVID-19 costs when the House of...
Jul 18, 2020
Suicide prevention walk moves through Saskatoon with minimal traffic disruptions
A walk to advocate for more suicide prevention action moved through Saskatoon on Friday on its way to Regina.Well-known Mtis fiddler Tristan Durocher was joined by about a dozen people in his walk thr...
Jul 18, 2020