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Big snowfall hits P.A. and Northeast
Over the weekend, Saskatchewan is undergoing a very quick transition from fall into winter. Heavy snowfalls have hit most of the province, including Prince Albert and the Northeast, causing difficult ...
Nov 08, 2020
Fabled host of quiz show "Jeopardy!" Alex Trebek dies at age 80 after cancer battle
Alex Trebek, the Canadian-born "Jeopardy!" host who brought his warm demeanour and sharp wit to the quiz show and became a daily presence in living rooms around the world for more than three decades, ...
Nov 08, 2020
Canada's Auger-Aliassime teams with Poland's Hurkacz to win doubles crown in Paris
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime won his first career ATP Tour doubles title Sunday at the Paris Masters. Auger-Aliassime and Poland's Hubert Hurkacz saved five match points in a 6-7 (3), 7-6 (7...
Nov 08, 2020
Canadians beaten by Belgium in quarterfinals of BetVictor World Cup of Darts
SALZBURG, Austria - Unseeded Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 5 Belgium on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the BetVictor World Cup of Da...
Nov 08, 2020
Eta expected to be hurricane and strike Florida Keys
HAVANA - A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta sliced across Cuba Sunday and was aimed at the southern tip of Florida, where a hurricane warning was posted for a storm that has left scores of dead and ov...
Nov 08, 2020
Roglic seals 2nd consecutive Spanish Vuelta victory
MADRID - It was a much different ceremonial final stage for Primoz Roglic at the Spanish Vuelta than two months ago at the Tour de France. This time, Roglic was celebrating a Grand Tour victory instea...
Nov 08, 2020
Minassian's former classmates hope for answers at upcoming Toronto van attack trial
TORONTO - Evan Mead still wracks his mind trying to understand what his former classmate was thinking when he drove a van down a Toronto sidewalk mowing down pedestrians. Mead, 28, spent three years i...
Nov 08, 2020
Medvedev beats Zverev to win his 1st Paris Masters final
Daniil Medvedev won the Paris Masters for the first time by beating Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 Sunday for his eighth career title and third at a Masters event. The third-seeded Russian secured jus...
Nov 08, 2020
'It only takes one:' COVID-19 cases continue to surge among First Nations in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - David Monias has barely slept in weeks. The Pimicikamak Cree Nation chief says his phone rings off the hook day and night from people fearful the COVID-19 pandemic is silently spreading int...
Nov 08, 2020
Browns place QB Baker Mayfield on COVID-19 list during bye
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Browns didn't escape the bye week completely unscathed. Quarterback Baker Mayfield was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list Sunday after a staff member tested positive for the...
Nov 08, 2020
