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Toronto FC takes next step, starts small group training sessions on Monday
Toronto FC plans to up its training on Monday, going from individual workouts to small group sessions. Major League Soccer, which suspended play on March 12 due to the global pandemic, annou...
May 31, 2020
Raptors' Ujiri says conversations about racism can no longer be avoided
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri says conversations about racism can no longer be avoided in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the protests around the United Sta...
May 31, 2020
Ex-Bloc Quebecois leader, longtime Quebec politician Michel Gauthier dead at 70
Former Bloc Quebecois leader Michel Gauthier has died at age 70 after a battle with lung cancer. "Michel died in the arms of his wife and two children, his soul at peace," Gauthier's family said ...
May 31, 2020
Severe thunderstorm watches in effect for Saskatoon, west-central Saskatchewan
Environment Canada issued severe thunderstorm watches for the City of Saskatoon, along with areas in west-central Saskatchewan on Sunday.Isolated severe thunderstorms are expected to develop through t...
May 31, 2020
Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone. While Ontario's government has...
May 31, 2020
Province reports 11th COVID-19 death
The province has suffered its 11th death related to COVID-19, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) released on Sunday. A North region resident in their 70's, who tested positive for COVID-19, has d...
May 31, 2020
Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone. While Ontario's government has...
May 31, 2020
Ottawa pledges millions to promote holiday travel in Canada during pandemic
Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars for the promotion of holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The money announced by Economic Devel...
May 31, 2020
Possible COVID-19 transmission in North Battleford
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting that on May 21, a person who tested positive for COVID-19 visited the Walmart in North Battleford while they were likely infectious and could have spread...
May 31, 2020
As America burns with racial rage, Trump backs down on staging G7 in June
WASHINGTON - As U.S. cities seethe with racial unrest, President Donald Trump has abruptly abandoned his plan to invite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders to Washington in June...
May 31, 2020