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You can't say the crowds influenced rusty NFL officials
No one can say the crowds influenced the officials. The crews may have been a bit rusty without a preseason, but only two teams - the Chiefs and Jaguars - allowed fans into the stadium during the NFL'...
Sep 15, 2020

Runners find joy in virtual racing during COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - Jeff Clarkson wasn't a runner when COVID-19 shut down recreation and fitness facilities in March. The 36-year-old was refereeing a Tier 2 junior hockey game when he received a...
Sep 15, 2020

Pandemic politics: N.B. Tories seek stability and secure majority win
QUISPAMSIS, N.B. - Voters in New Brunswick delivered a majority win to Premier Blaine Higgs on Monday, effectively endorsing his decision to call a snap election in the middle of the COVID-1...
Sep 15, 2020

Alleged mass shooter Matthew Raymond goes on trial today in Fredericton
FREDERICTON - The murder trial for a Fredericton man charged in the 2018 fatal shootings of four people in the New Brunswick capital begins today. Matthew Raymond faces four counts of first-degre...
Sep 15, 2020

COVID-19 controls tightened as cases rise and possible second wave looms
VICTORIA - The looming prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall has governments cautiously monitoring daily infection rates as economies restart and students return to school. A&...
Sep 15, 2020

Stars on to Stanley Cup Final after 3-2 OT win over Vegas
EDMONTON - Denis Gurianov scored on a one-timer during a power play 3:36 into overtime, and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Monday night to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for t...
Sep 14, 2020

‘We are quite happy with where we are’: Sask. premier addresses COVID-19 moving forward
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe addressed COVID-19 recent cases in connection to social gatherings, as well as what COVID-19 policies could look like moving forward into the colder months."When we are ...
Sep 14, 2020

Allegations of financial mismanagement at Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation
A gathering at Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation over the weekend sought to bring attention to allegations of fraud, theft and negligence directed at the community's chief Leslie Crookedneck and the band's...
Sep 14, 2020

Planned overnight service outage in Northern communities
Much of northern Saskatchewan will experience a planned service outage tonight into the early hours of the morning.According to a media release, on Sept. 15 from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. SaskTel will be doin...
Sep 14, 2020

The latest on the New Brunswick provincial election
FREDERICTON - Here is the latest news on the New Brunswick election. All times local. --- 8:00 p.m. Almost all polls have closed in the New Brunswick election. Technical glitches at some polling ...
Sep 14, 2020