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College football's return boosts television ratings
NEW YORK (AP) - Television viewers are ready for some football. Three college matchups scored among the Nielsen company's four most-watched television programs last week. Only an episode of NBC's "Ame...
Sep 8, 2021
Calgary Flames sign RFA defenceman Connor Mackey, veteran forward Brad Richardson
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames are beefing up their roster ahead of training camp, signing a pair of players to new contracts. The club said in a release Wednesday that it had signed defenceman Connor M...
Sep 8, 2021
Aurélie Rivard still floating on a cloud after record medal haul in Tokyo
MONTREAL - The undisputed queen of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Aurlie Rivard mentions it right off the top: she is still floating on a cloud two weeks removed from her experience in Japan. Rivard, 25,...
Sep 8, 2021
COVID numbers continue to climb as province reports rare day of over 400 new cases
The province has reported another 405 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today. This is only the fifth time since the pandemic began that the province has reported daily case numbers over 400.This includ...
Sep 8, 2021
Security, anti-hate experts urge Trudeau to use caution with campaign 'mobs'
OTTAWA - Security experts and anti-hate groups say the time has come for Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to start taking the protests dogging his campaign a little more seriously. While they don't think...
Sep 8, 2021
Toronto FC president says MLS club is struggling through a season in 'quicksand'
TORONTO - It's been a painful, difficult season for Toronto FC, mired in the MLS basement as it resumes play this weekend after an international break. With 12 games remaining in the regular season, T...
Sep 8, 2021
Dawson Creek chamber cancels candidates debate amid safety risks over COVID-19 rules
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - A federal all-candidates debate in northeastern British Columbia was cancelled due to concerns about the safety of candidates and the public. The debate hosted by the Dawson Creek...
Sep 8, 2021
'Health care workers are exhausted': P.A. Public Health Officer
Hospitals around the province are at capacity and without any changes, the health-care system will be overwhelmed with patients in the next two weeks, leading to serious challenges in allocating ICU b...
Sep 8, 2021
Suspect in James Smith Cree Nation murders makes first court appearance
The man charged after a double murder on the James Smith Cree Nation on Sunday made his first court appearance Wednesday morning.Shawn Moostoos, 33, appeared by phone in Nipawin Provincial Court to an...
Sep 8, 2021
Health authority to continue administration of Extendicare homes
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is going to keep overseeing operations at the Extendicare homes in the province for another month.Originally, the SHA was to take over administration of the fiv...
Sep 8, 2021
