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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, NHLPA chief Don Fehr reflect on RTP, CBA deals
After months of negotiations, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association executive director Don Fehr finally had a chance to breathe Saturday. Both men also acknowledged there's still ...
Jul 11, 2020
Batoche National Historic Site open to visitors, but with limited services
The Batoche National Historic Site will open its doors once again on Monday, but with limited services for its visitors. The historic rectory will be closed and indoor food service will not be availab...
Jul 11, 2020
NHL's Canadian hubs offer little economic benefit, but morale boost is valuable: experts
TORONTO - A plan to operate NHL game hubs in Edmonton and Toronto could draw hundreds of hockey players and staff to both Canadian cities, but business experts say their presence won't give ...
Jul 11, 2020
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone's sentence
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called Roger Stone to inform his longtime political confidant that he would commute his sentence for crimes related to the Russia investigation, Stone told The Asso...
Jul 11, 2020
Stars' Polak, Canucks' Baertschi won't report to NHL camps
Dallas defenceman Roman Polak and Vancouver forward Sven Baertschi on Saturday joined the list of players who won't be reporting to training camp for the resumption of the NHL season. Baertschi told t...
Jul 11, 2020
Toronto FC coach likes what he sees ahead of MLS is Back Tournament opener
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney, a good judge of his team, liked what he saw in training this week at the MLS is Back Tournament. It helped that it rained Friday morning in Florida, making for cool condi...
Jul 11, 2020
Bosnian-Canadians mark 25th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre
Mirela Hodzic Sivic's mother has told her stories about her father, but she doesn't have her own. Those memories were lost in the carnage of the Srebrenica massacre that claimed his life a quarter of ...
Jul 11, 2020
Métis artists launch summer public art series
A new partnership between two local artists is bringing Mtis culture to the street this summer in Prince Albert.Leah Dorion and Danielle Castle will create a series of five temporary public art instal...
Jul 11, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, July 11
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on July 11, 2020: There are 107,125 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,316 confirmed (including 5,612 deaths, 25,675 resol...
Jul 11, 2020
Local residents honk horns, wave flags to mark 30th anniversary of Oka crisis
KANESATAKE, Que. - Rolling convoys are marking the 30th anniversary of the Oka crisis today in Mohawk communities near Montreal. Thirty years ago today, on July 11, 1990, Quebec provincial police move...
Jul 11, 2020
