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Tennis Canada announces cancellation of six Challenger events due to COVID-19
TORONTO - Six Challenger-tier tennis tournaments scheduled to be held in Canada this year have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tennis Canada announced Friday that the Winnipeg National Ba...
Apr 16, 2021
Committee reverses itself on wrapping up investigation into military misconduct
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is reversing a decision to wrap up its investigation into sexual misconduct in Canada's military. Earlier this week, the Bloc Quebecois had joined Liberal members...
Apr 16, 2021
'Quite fitting.' Prince Philip's funeral an online event for all but a few in Canada
HALIFAX - The options for Canadians planning to pay their respects to Prince Philip during his funeral Saturday will be largely limited to small gatherings in front of TV or computer screens. Thanks t...
Apr 16, 2021
March US home construction jumps to fastest pace since 2006
WASHINGTON - U.S. housing construction rebounded strongly in March to the fastest pace since 2006 as home builders recovered from an unusually frigid February that shut down projects. Builders began c...
Apr 16, 2021
Raiders are Horon fire
The Prince Albert Raiders may have found a new breakout strategy, 'flip the puck to Michael Horon.'They used that strategy a handful of times in Thursday's victory over the Moose Jaw Warriors. Late in...
Apr 16, 2021
N.S., N.L. premiers oppose sharing their vaccine supplies with harder-hit provinces
HALIFAX - Two East Coast premiers say they're opposed to sharing their vaccine supplies with harder-hit provinces but are willing to consider lending other medical support. Nova Scotia Premier Iain Ra...
Apr 16, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared in Iqaluit as infection numbers rise after first case
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 in Iqaluit after 12 new cases were reported overnight.There are now 13 active cases in the capital city of about 8,000 people.The city w...
Apr 16, 2021
Canadian prop Jake Ilnicki savouring life in Seattle, looks forward to facing Arrows
The Seattle Seawolves will be getting an early wake-up call for Saturday's match against the Toronto Arrows in Marietta, Ga. Originally scheduled for a noon ET kickoff, the Major League Rugby game has...
Apr 16, 2021
'Peaky Blinders' actress Helen McCrory dies of cancer at 52
British actress Helen McCrory, who starred in the television show "Peaky Blinders" and the "Harry Potter" movies, has died, her husband said Friday. She was 52 and had been suffering from cancer. Her ...
Apr 16, 2021
Subject of province wide search, enters not guilty pleas
Editor's note: The charges were stayed by the Crown on Nov. 22, 2021.A man facing charges in connection to a number of violent incidents at Big River First Nation last year, has entered not guilty ple...
Apr 16, 2021
