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Records set with new and active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan
On Sunday, Saskatchewan reported 159 new COVID-19 cases, raising the active case total to 1,122. Both of those are records. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is also reporting its 28th death, a person...
Nov 08, 2020
Ottawa says federal support for airline industry contingent on refunding customers
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will make any new support for Canada's airline industry during the COVID-19 pandemic contingent on refunds for passengers whose flights were cancelled.Transport...
Nov 08, 2020
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
