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'It's been too long': Canadian travelers welcome news of U.S. land border reopening
Canadians with family in the United States expressed relief Wednesday at the prospect of soon being able to drive across the border to visit their loved ones. Betty Chaborek, who turned 77 on Wednesda...
Oct 13, 2021
Canada's Jordyn Huitema scores a hat trick for Paris Saint-Germain
PARIS - Canadian forward Jordyn Huitema scored three goals in 17 minutes Wednesday to help Paris Saint-Germain defeat Ukraine's WFC Kharkiv 5-0 in UEFA Women's Champions League group play. The 20-year...
Oct 13, 2021
Operation Red Nose, free transit service will not be running this year
For the second year in a row, Operation Red Nose, a safe ride service during the holiday season will not be running due to COVID. The free service which normally takes place in December will not be ta...
Oct 13, 2021
Riders season essentially over: start prepping for 2022
The CFL schedule may list five more games on the schedule for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, all their fans needed to know came on Saturday when the Calgary Stampeders hit a walk off field goal to beat...
Oct 13, 2021
Canadians cheer, Freeland urges caution as U.S. unveils land border travel plan
WASHINGTON - A motley coalition of elected officials, bilateral business leaders and travellers-turned-lobbyists briefly cheered the coming reprieve from restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border Wednesd...
Oct 13, 2021
Safety board releasing results of investigation into wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board will release the results of its investigation into the possibility that a freight train might have started a wildfire that destroyed the community of L...
Oct 13, 2021
Sask. Review Panel approves increase to SaskEnergy rates
Your heating bill is about to go up after a review panel approved a rate increase proposal from SaskEnergy.Last month, SaskEnergy proposed the rate increase for natural gas they said would help them r...
Oct 13, 2021
Man dies in police custody after going into medical distress at Victoria Hospital
A 29-year-old man has died while in police custody after he went into medical distress while police investigated a disturbance at the Victoria Hospital.According to a media release, on Oct. 5 at short...
Oct 13, 2021
Jets sign forward Evgeny Svechnikov to one-year, two-way contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Evgeny Svechnikov on a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday. The deal carries an average annual of US$750,000 in the NHL. Svechniko...
Oct 13, 2021
Mayors ask federal Liberals for help covering transit shortfalls
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's largest cities say they need federal aid to cover tens of millions in ridership revenue shortfalls to stave off a stalling of the country's economic recovery. The COVID...
Oct 13, 2021
