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Scottish fullback Tony Gallacher happy to land in Toronto on loan
TORONTO - Tony Gallacher, Toronto FC's newest recruit, says he has come to Canada in search of first-team action. The Scottish youth international left back arrives on loan from Liverpool where w...
Sep 19, 2020
Sentencing reserved for former First Nations' Chief convicted of fraud
A former Northern Saskatchewan First Nations Chief will serve time behind bars for committing fraud, but it's still unclear how long the period will be.Napoleon Mercredi, 64, has been convicted of fra...
Sep 19, 2020
'We're going to have to rely on the community': Mustangs take AGM online for 2020
The Melfort Mustangs decided not to hold a public, in-person Annual General Meeting this year due to COVID-19.However, the team did post financial reports, as well as the Presidents, Governors, and Co...
Sep 19, 2020
Calgary wants to be a World Cup freestyle, snowboard hub city
Calgary is making a pitch to be a World Cup hub for both freestyle skiing and snowboard. A proposed series of up to a dozen halfpipe, slopestyle and big air events, plus a freestyle ski moguls Wo...
Sep 19, 2020
Hurricane Teddy remains on track for Atlantic Canada, expected as tropical storm
HALIFAX - Hurricane Teddy remains on track to pass through wide areas of Atlantic Canada on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rainfall. The Canadian Hurricane Centre says Teddy is...
Sep 19, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 19
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:48 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19, 2020: There are 142,318 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 66,653 confirmed (including 5,792 deaths, 58,218...
Sep 19, 2020
Local artists headline fall season at the Rawlinson
Autumn is just around the corner and The EA Rawlinson Centre for the Arts has announced its fall season list of shows.People have been deprived of live entertainment over the past six months due to th...
Sep 19, 2020
COVID-19 task force worries Trump's rush to approve vaccine will spook Canadians
OTTAWA - Members of the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine task force are casting worried eyes at the Trump administration's political push to get a vaccine approved before the U.S. presidential el...
Sep 19, 2020
Admitted to Canada under pilot program, refugee nurses ready for work as PSWs
OTTAWA - Halfway through their 14-day quarantine period, Diala Charab and Yehya Al-Ayoubi are excited to start working as health-care aides after arriving Sunday from Lebanon. Despite COVID-19 t...
Sep 19, 2020
Nearly 20 per cent of COVID-19 infections among health-care workers by late July
VANCOUVER - Health care workers in Canada made up about 20 per cent of COVID-19 infections as of late July, a figure that was higher than the global average. In a report released earlie...
Sep 19, 2020