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Hundreds of Quebec daycares closed by general strike as contract talks stall
MONTREAL - Roughly 400 public daycare centres across Quebec are closed as of today after contract talks hit an impasse and employees with one of the main unions declared a general strike. About 10,000...
Dec 1, 2021
Woodbine Entertainment unveils 2022 Queen's Plate race date for Aug. 21, 2022
TORONTO - The 2022 Canadian Triple Crown will begin in August. The $1-million Queen's Plate will be held Aug. 21, 2022 at Woodbine Racetrack. Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Wednesday. Th...
Dec 1, 2021
Ottawa, provinces mull expansion of COVID-19 tests for arriving American travellers
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says it's too early to say whether Canada's latest requirement to test arriving air travellers for COVID-19 will be extended to include those coming from the ...
Dec 1, 2021
The 2021 Saskatchewan Music Award Nominee Announcement
SaskMusic will announce the 2021 Saskatchewan Music Award Nominees at 10:30am, December 2/2021 via our social media, www.facebook.com/SaskMusic1/ and www.youtube.com/saskmusic. The announcement will r...
Dec 1, 2021
Wilkinson lands dream job, but mindful she had to flee Canada to pursue soccer career
Rhian Wilkinson's introduction as Portland Thorns head coach was filled with smiles and laughter, with effervescent general manager Karina LeBlanc adding to the feel-good Canadian moment. The two form...
Dec 1, 2021
National survey indicates many Canadians don't want NFL here at the expense of CFL
TORONTO - A new national survey indicates many Canadians don't want the NFL here at the CFL's expense but may also reinforce the biggest challenge facing the Canadian league. The survey of 1,512 Canad...
Dec 1, 2021
Greig, Power, Guhle headline Canadian junior hockey team selection camp roster
OTTAWA - Forwards Ridly Greig and defencemen Owen Power and Kaiden Guhle headline Canada's 35-player selection camp roster for the 2022 world junior men's hockey championship. Hockey Canada will choos...
Dec 1, 2021
Raiders captain Guhle named to Canadian WJC camp roster
Kaiden Guhle came close last year with Team Canada at the World Junior Championship. His second chance at a gold medal is soon to begin. The veteran defenseman was one of three returning players on th...
Dec 1, 2021
Abortion rights at stake in divided Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court's three liberal justices suggested Wednesday that it would severely damage the court's legitimacy if it agrees to reverse the decades-old abortion decisions that de...
Dec 1, 2021
Riders’ Purifoy spent night with police after West semifinal
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson said the CFL team was embarrassed Tuesday after announcing that safety Loucheiz Purifoy was arrested, though not charged, on Sunday night."It should...
Dec 1, 2021
