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Wayne Gretzky remembers his father, Walter, as man with 'a heart of gold' at funeral

BRANTFORD, Ont. - Walter Gretzky's family thought the end was coming quickly in the middle of February.The father of hockey's greatest player had suffered a serious hip injury, and after battling Park...

Mar 07, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic prompts recent newcomers to leave Canada for their home countries

OTTAWA - The economic and life disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted some recent immigrants to leave Canada and return to their countries of origin, where they have more social and f...

Mar 07, 2021

As debate rages over cross-border pipelines, U.S. analysts brace for more oil by rail

WASHINGTON - The fierce debate over cross-border pipelines is putting more Canadian oil and gas on trains destined for the United States - a country experts fear is ill-equipped for the potential cons...

Mar 07, 2021

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccine shot

DHARMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharm...

Mar 06, 2021

Predators centre Matt Duchene put on IR, out 3-5 weeks

NASHVILLE - The Nashville Predators placed Matt Duchene on injured reserve Saturday with a lower-body injury. The ailment is expected to sideline the veteran centre for three-to-five weeks. Duche...

Mar 06, 2021

Indian farmers mark 100th day of protest with road blockade

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers blocked a massive expressway on the edges of New Delhi on Saturday to mark the 100th day of protests against agricultural laws they say will devastate their inc...

Mar 06, 2021

Brett Boyko achieves dream of signing contract with Roughriders

Brett Boyko went from asking as a kid for Jeremy O'Day's autograph to putting his own signature on a contract to play with O'Day's Saskatchewan Roughriders."It's funny how the world comes full circle....

Mar 06, 2021

Health Canada approves J&J vaccine against COVID-19 as Pfizer bumps deliveries

OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, saying it has the evidence showing the vaccine is both safe and effective against the novel coronavirus that causes...

Mar 05, 2021

Hockey world paying tribute to the Great One's father, Walter Gretzky

Walter Gretzky, a blue-collar symbol of a devoted hockey parent in a country filled with them, has died. Tributes poured in shortly after his son, hockey great Wayne Gretzky, confirmed the 82-year-old...

Mar 05, 2021

Saskatchewan ice fishers to remove shelters by March deadlines

With the ice fishing season coming to an end, the Government of Saskatchewan is reminding residents to remove their ice fishing shelters by their region's deadline.All ice fishing shelters south of Hi...

Mar 04, 2021