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Ontario not ready to say when or if they will approve return for AHL teams
TORONTO - Ontario is not ready to approve play for its two American Hockey League teams in the province, creating some uncertainty for a new five-team Canadian Division. A spokesperson for Ontario spo...
Feb 04, 2021

UN backs democracy in Myanmar and urges release of detainees
CAMEROON, Cameroon - The U.N. Security Council strongly backed a return to democracy in Myanmar on Thursday and called for the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all those arbitrarily detained ...
Feb 04, 2021

Man found not criminally responsible in death of his adoptive father
A man facing a murder charge in the death of his adoptive father was found not criminally responsible at Queen's Bench Court in Battleford Thursday. Joshua Roy Tucker, 29, previously pleaded not guilt...
Feb 04, 2021

Pandemic may force Canadian men to play home World Cup qualifiers at neutral sites
CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani says Canada will likely have to play its first home World Cup qualifying matches at a neutral site due to pandemic-related restrictions. Border issues and the nee...
Feb 04, 2021

'We would not endorse any of these actions': St. Louis mayor concerned with depiction of community
The mayor of the Village of St. Louis is raising concerns on how the community was portrayed following a media release from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) alerting residents of an increased r...
Feb 04, 2021

Complete list of nominees for the 27th SAG Awards
LOS ANGELES - List of nominees for the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards: MOVIES Actor: Riz Ahmed, "Sound of Metal"; Chadwick Boseman, "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"; Anthony Hopkins, "The Father"; Gary Old...
Feb 04, 2021

More vaccines coming to Saskatchewan's North, COVID-19 variant detected in third patient
The province administered 723 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, bringing the total amount to 36,527. The doses were administered in the following zones: Far North Central (17), Far North East (...
Feb 04, 2021

Vancouver police cite delivery of 100 cheeseburgers in search warrant application
VANCOUVER - An application for search warrants to enter a Vancouver penthouse that police have described as a makeshift nightclub amid COVID-19 restrictions says officers noticed a delivery of 100 che...
Feb 04, 2021

Ice dance star Scott Moir named head coach of second Ice Academy campus
Olympic ice dance champion Scott Moir will be guiding Canada's future stars. The 33-year-old from Ilderton, Ont., has been hired as head coach and managing director of the Ice Academy of Montreal's se...
Feb 04, 2021

McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis
The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in advising businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide overdose c...
Feb 04, 2021