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Bayer paying up to $10.9B to settle Monsanto weedkiller case
BERLIN - Bayer said Wednesday that it will pay up to $10.9 billion to settle litigation over the weedkiller Roundup, which has faced thousands of lawsuits over claims it causes cancer. Bayer said it w...
Jun 24, 2020
Federal work on First Nations policing should have begun long ago: Bellegarde
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the Liberal government will work on a law to ensure First Nations have the policing services they need and deserve - but questions are being raised...
Jun 24, 2020
Iginla headlines Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2020
Jarome Iginla headlines the Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2020 after being elected Wednesday in his first year of eligibility. Iginla will be the fourth Black player inducted after Grant Fuhr, women'...
Jun 24, 2020
North Battleford, Blaine Lake and Lloydminster among communities to benefit from province's funding
A number of Saskatchewan schools will reap the benefits of the province's new funding for education recently announced. Blaine Lake will see a new school, while two schools in Lloydminster will enjoy ...
Jun 24, 2020
Impact, Whitecaps to open July 9 at MLS tourney in Florida, one day ahead of TFC
TORONTO - The Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps will be the first Canadian teams out of the blocks at the MLS is Back Tournament in Florida. And the good news for both is they each avoid the unw...
Jun 24, 2020
For openers: MLB tries again with short season, skewed rules
NEW YORK - So, where were we? Mid-March, a spring training exhibition between the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida. Even before the final out, both sides...
Jun 24, 2020
Four new cases of COVID-19 in province
There are four new cases of COVID-19 in the province, bringing the total to 757 cases. Of the four new cases, one was a Saskatchewan resident tested out of province. Two of the new cases are in the Fa...
Jun 24, 2020
Source: CFL running back James Wilder Jr., has decided to retire from football
James Wilder Jr., has given up waiting for the CFL. A CFL source said Wednesday that the Montreal Alouettes running back has decided to retire. The source added Wilder made the decision, in part, due ...
Jun 24, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Several Blue Jays players test positive for COVID-19, source says
Several players and staff members on the Toronto Blue Jays have tested positive for COVID-19, a source has told The Canadian Press. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not ...
Jun 24, 2020
'Isolation Stories' turns lens on actors at home, pandemic
LOS ANGELES - When Jeff Pope and his family were sickened by COVID-19, getting well was the first concern. That accomplished, the British writer-producer decided to make timely art out of the pandemic...
Jun 24, 2020