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Blackhawks ban Native American headdresses at home games
CHICAGO - The National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks said Wednesday they are banning headdresses at home games as part of their pledge to honour the Native American community. The move comes afte...
Jul 29, 2020
Conservative leadership debate in disarray after MacKay decides to back out
OTTAWA - A new media organization's plan to host all four Conservative leadership candidates for a debate tonight is in disarray after two of the contenders dropped out. Leslyn Lewis announced to...
Jul 29, 2020
Norma Fitzsimmons, founder of 'cheeky' winter flower count, dies at 97
VICTORIA - The Victoria woman who started a light-hearted campaign to count flower blossoms sprouting in British Columbia's capital when much of Canada remained locked in winter's grip has d...
Jul 29, 2020
Tory leadership race causes awkward schism in key veteran constituency
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is causing tension among soldiers and veterans, a key constituency for the party, as two of the four candidates have direct ties to the military. That's left ...
Jul 29, 2020
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
WASHINGTON - Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the U.S. economy faces a dim outlook as a resurgent coronavirus intensifies doubts about any sustained recovery the ...
Jul 29, 2020
The Latest: Lawmakers cite internal Facebook documents
WASHINGTON - The Latest on testimony in Congress by the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Facebook internal company documents are being deployed against CEO Mark ...
Jul 29, 2020
Quebec shipyard late on delivering icebreakers after pushing feds on purchase
OTTAWA - A Quebec shipyard that pushed the federal government to buy second-hand icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard is now late in delivering the much-needed vessels as it works to increase thei...
Jul 29, 2020
Ottawa Aces make French international halfback Louis Jouffret their first signing
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces have made French international halfback Louis Jouffret their first signing ahead of their inaugural rugby league season in 2021. The 24-year-old was most recently with Feather...
Jul 29, 2020
‘Five years of weight off my shoulders:’ Saskatoon’s safe consumption site to open Oct. 1
Saskatoon now has an opening date for the province's first safe consumption site.Prairie Harm Reduction - rebranded from AIDS Saskatoon - announced on Tuesday that the consumption site will open in a ...
Jul 29, 2020
Saskatoon city council looking at mandatory mask options
Saskatoon won't be implementing a mandatory mask policy until at least the end of August.City officials told councillors on Monday they are preparing reports on where the City would have authority to ...
Jul 29, 2020
