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'A huge failure of the system': frustration at lengthy power outage
UPDATE: Later Thursday night SaskPower issued a tweet saying they had successfully restored power to all known customers impacted by the fire.Our crews have worked non-stop while facing mother nature&...
May 20, 2021
Woodbine Entertainment announces that live horse racing minus fans to resume June 14
TORONTO - Jim Lawson was hardly breathing a huge sigh of relief Thursday after announcing live horse-racing in Ontario will resume June 14. The chief executive officer of Woodbine Entertainment said h...
May 20, 2021
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice says losing streak prepared Jets for playoff hockey
EDMONTON - It's not often an NHL head coach speaks positively of going through a stretch of nine losses in 10 games as his team approaches the playoffs. Paul Maurice, however, says the Winnipeg Jets' ...
May 20, 2021
Calgary Flames reflect on season fizzle and frustration
CALGARY - A mid-season coaching change in a short season didn't ignite the Calgary Flames. Calgary (26-27-3) finished fifth in the North Division and four points out of a playoff berth. After winning ...
May 20, 2021
Bridge linking Montreal to highway toward Ontario to be closed for safety concerns
MONTREAL - One of the main bridges motorists use to travel from Montreal to Ontario on the Trans-Canada Highway system has been closed for safety reasons. Quebec Transport Minister Franois Bonnardel s...
May 20, 2021
B.C. resident faces hate speech charge after complaint made to War Crimes Program
OTTAWA - A probe by the RCMP's international investigations section into videos that allegedly threatened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in charges against a man living in Kel...
May 20, 2021
General overseeing Canada's vaccination campaign urges military, society to be better
OTTAWA - During her first public appearance since taking over management of Canada's COVID-19 vaccination campaign, Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie urged the military - and all Canadians - to strive to do be...
May 20, 2021
Lone Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq opts not to seek reelection
OTTAWA - Nunavut's sole MP says she will not seek re-election when Canadians next go to the polls. In a social media post Thursday, New Democrat Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says that after weeks of reflection and...
May 20, 2021
Beleaguered Vancouver Canucks looking ahead after season marred by injuries, COVID-19
VANCOUVER - After a season punctuated by a COVID-19 outbreak and a grinding schedule, the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks are looking forward. Captain Bo Horvat believes the adversity his squad weathere...
May 20, 2021
Have You Had Your Water Tested?
Without recharge, good quality surface water can quickly become poor and potentially harmful to your livestock. Grab a 1L sample from your livestock water source and bring it into your local regional ...
May 20, 2021
