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Leafs dissect another disappointing season: 'Words aren't going to fix this'
TORONTO - One by one, the Maple Leafs sat down in front of their laptops, iPads and smart phones to face the music - from a distance via video conferencing, of course - following&n...
Aug 12, 2020

Canada's Taylor Pendrith ready for pro debut on PGA Tour at U.S. Open
Taylor Pendrith is ready to showcase his game on the biggest stage in golf. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., earned his way into the second major of the season on Sunday when he qualified for the U...
Aug 12, 2020

NLSD closes teacher shortage for 2020, masks 'could' be mandated for Sept.
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) needs to hire one more teacher to be ready for when classes begin next month.That's a major change from only two years ago when the school division was short...
Aug 12, 2020

RCMP seize firearms and weapons following traffic stop
On August 9 around 3 p.m., officers from the RCMP's Provincial Crime Reduction Team conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle turning onto a dirt road near Shellbrook.During the vehicle stop, a...
Aug 12, 2020

Kamala Harris a 'tangible' inspiration for women, former Montreal classmate says
A former classmate and friend of Kamala Harris from her years in Montreal says he hopes the California senator and newly minted U.S. vice-presidential candidate can serve as a role...
Aug 12, 2020

N.S. Mountie faces questions over redacted warrants in mass killing case
HALIFAX - A senior RCMP officer in Nova Scotia who obtained search warrants for the investigation into the mass shooting in April was grilled in court today about why most of those documents rema...
Aug 12, 2020

Baseball Hall of Fame opens Inductees Exhibit
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2020 has to wait a year to get inducted because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the careers of Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons, Larry Walker, and Mar...
Aug 12, 2020

Penguins fire 3 assistants following quick playoff exit
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins had a specific vision last summer when they examined the rubble of a first-round sweep at the hands of the New York Islanders. General manager Jim Rutherford, coac...
Aug 12, 2020

Recovery race on for Blue Jackets, Lightning after quintuple overtime
Massage therapists working on a conveyor belt of sore groins, hips and backs was the aftermath of the NHL's marathon between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning. Game 1 of their first-ro...
Aug 12, 2020

RCMP request public assistance in locating armed robbery suspect
Battlefords RCMP are asking the public to be on the lookout for the suspect of an armed robbery in North Battleford.At approximately 3:20 a.m. today, a lone male entered the 7-Eleven on the 1700 block...
Aug 12, 2020