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Hamilton Tiger-Cats take tight end Jake Burt first overall in CFL draft
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected tight end Jake Burt with the first pick of the 2021 CFL draft Tuesday night. The former Boston College player was a late addition to the draft. The six-foot-five, 245-...
May 04, 2021
Rapid View community rallies around senior following house fire
After losing nearly all of his possessions in an unfortunate house fire, one Rapid View resident is preparing to move into a new home after receiving financial assistance from the community. On April ...
May 04, 2021
Number of drive-thrus ready to open tomorrow according to SHA
Beginning today, Saskatchewan residents age 37+ are now eligible to receive their vaccines. According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, this applies to all immunization clinics: booked appointment...
May 04, 2021
'Kiss baby for me': First use of DNA to link Franklin expedition sailor to descendant
Canadian archeologists have used DNA analysis to identify the remains of a Franklin expedition sailor and to link him with his modern-day descendants. "The news came by email and I was at work," said ...
May 04, 2021
Accused of lacking sensitivity, Legault doubles down on comments about immigrants
Quebec Premier Franois Legault said Tuesday he has no regrets about comments he made on immigration to a business crowd last week. Legault had said that every time the government accepts an immigrant ...
May 04, 2021
Man City ousts PSG to reach first Champions League final
MANCHESTER, England - By the time Riyad Mahrez completed the counterattack that sealed Manchester City's spot in a first Champions League final, it looked so effortless overcoming a Paris Saint-Germai...
May 04, 2021
UK police on trial accused of soccer player's murder
LONDON - British prosecutors accused a police officer of murder Tuesday for allegedly using unnecessary force against a Black former Premier League soccer player, who died after being kicked in the he...
May 04, 2021
UK police on trial accused of soccer player's murder
LONDON - British prosecutors accused a police officer of murder Tuesday for allegedly using unnecessary force against a Black former Premier League soccer player, who died after being kicked in the he...
May 04, 2021
Netanyahu misses deadline, political future in question
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday failed to meet a midnight deadline to put together a new governing coalition, raising the possibility that his Likud party could be pus...
May 04, 2021
What to know about NACI, blood clots and the AstraZeneca and J&J COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA - With thousands of doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine creeping towards their expiration date in freezers across Canada, many provinces moved in mid-April to let people as young as 40 start ge...
May 04, 2021
