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Capitals fire coach Todd Reirden after 2 post-season letdowns
The Washington Capitals have fired coach Todd Reirden after a second consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Sunday, three days after the Capit...
Aug 23, 2020

Winner of Conservative leadership race set to be revealed tonight
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party elects a new leader tonight and whomever wins faces two major challenges right out of the gate. One: the party is the Official Oppostion in the House of Co...
Aug 23, 2020

Battlefords Pride follows COVID-19 precautions for Saturday's celebration
Waving rainbow flags in the wind, a small but dedicated group took to the streets for the annual Pride Parade in downtown North Battleford Saturday.Many of the participants donned masks and socially d...
Aug 23, 2020

Crews busy with several construction projects in Melfort, large portion of Broadway closed
A large paving project on Broadway Ave. N in Melfort will take place this week.As a result of the work, the road will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians from Saskatchewan Drive W. to McDonald Ave. ...
Aug 23, 2020

Melfort Dairy Queen hosting Miracle Treat Day
The Melfort Dairy Queen is going forward with Miracle Treat Day on Monday.The restaurant will be closed for dine-in and take-out in an effort to keep the number of people down for the safety of custom...
Aug 23, 2020

Future priests move from Montreal's Grand Seminaire, ending its 160-year legacy
MONTREAL - Like many post-secondary students preparing for the new school year, Francis Leroux is packing boxes and getting ready to move. But the 23-year-old trainee pri...
Aug 23, 2020

Newfoundland and Labrador premier takes office, now has to win over the public
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - As Newfoundland and Labrador's newly minted premier gets to work addressing the province's economic problems, he must turn his attention to another pressing political hurdle: winnin...
Aug 23, 2020

Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner accidentally downed by the Revolutionary Guard forces in January, killing all 176...
Aug 23, 2020

Iran retrieves data, cockpit talk from downed Ukraine plane
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has retrieved some data, including a portion of cockpit conversations, from the Ukrainian jetliner accidentally downed by the Revolutionary Guard forces in January, killing all 176...
Aug 23, 2020

India's virus caseload tops 3 million as disease moves south
NEW DELHI - India's coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the w...
Aug 22, 2020