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Feds urged to do own review of proposed Alberta coal mine expansion
OTTAWA - A lawyer at the centre of a lobbying effort to stop a coal mine from expanding in Alberta says the federal government's refusal to do its own environmental review of the project is ...
Jul 15, 2020

Bob Baffert suspended 15 days by Arkansas racing officials
LOS ANGELES - Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert has been suspended for 15 days by the Arkansas Racing Commission after two of his horses tested positive for a banned substance. The com...
Jul 15, 2020

Gasol says it was frustration from hamstring injury that fuelled transformation
Coming off a heady few months of an NBA title and a FIBA World Cup win, Marc Gasol couldn't replicate that success with the Toronto Raptors this season. The frustration gnawed at him. And so when COVI...
Jul 15, 2020

Fed survey says economy has picked up but outlook cloudy
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve says economic activity has picked up in most regions of the country but still remains well below pre-pandemic levels with the country facing high levels of uncertainty...
Jul 15, 2020

A look at veterinary care in Saskatchewan during the pandemic
As with any field, animal health care has seen some bumps in the road during the COVID-19 pandemic.However, things are starting to get back to normal for one Regina veterinarian.Dr. Lesley Sawa, a vet...
Jul 15, 2020

Charities awaiting word on fate of $912M student-volunteer program
OTTAWA - Non-profit groups that wanted to use Canada Student Services Grant to hire volunteers say they have not heard a peep from the federal government since WE Charity walked away from managing the...
Jul 15, 2020

Shahab explains why northern outbreak and current southwest cases treated differently
After the recent jump in cases in the southwest and some of them being attributed to Hutterite colonies, some had been asking why no restrictions were being implemented similar to those that were put ...
Jul 15, 2020

Fishermen in B.C. catch a barracuda far from its nearest home in California
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A commercial fisherman knew he was staring at a fish out of place when a barracuda landed in his net on Vancouver Island, far from its typical habitat in southern California....
Jul 15, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine at VIDO-InterVac on track for human trials this fall
Work on a COVID-19 vaccine continues to show encouraging results at Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization - International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatch...
Jul 15, 2020

Bilingual 'Black Lives Matters' street message highlights Montreal artists
MONTREAL - The global protests spurred by George Floyd's death in Minneapolis are taking a colourful form in Montreal today, where some 20 artists are pain...
Jul 15, 2020