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Canada Soccer calls off planned women's national team camp in England due to COVID
TORONTO - On the advice of medical experts, Canada Soccer has cancelled a planned women's national team camp this month in England.Roster invitations were sent out, but then the trip was called off. T...
Oct 13, 2020
Bruins' Pastrnak, Marchand could miss start of next season
The Boston Bruins could be without two-thirds of their top line when the next NHL season starts after the team said Tuesday that David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand each underwent surgery last month. Pas...
Oct 13, 2020
Community-driven fundraiser helps local food bank
The Prince Albert Food Bank received a major donation from Walmart on Tuesday.Walmart donated a total of $20,929.82 as a part of a national fundraising campaign.Executive director of the local Food Ba...
Oct 13, 2020
Canadiens winger Tyler Toffoli ready for life under Montreal's hockey microscope
Tyler Toffoli got a brief taste of what it's like to play in a Canadian NHL market. After spending his entire career with the Los Angeles Kings, the winger was acquired by the Vancouver Canucks prior ...
Oct 13, 2020
Blais commits to U of R Cougars for 2021-22 season
Turtleford's Jordyn Blais has been on the ice for nearly as long as she can remember. Starting out in figure skating at the age of four, it took no more than a season for her to discover her true pass...
Oct 13, 2020
Supreme Court stays charges against Alberta man over delay in bail hearing
OTTAWA - An Alberta man accused of domestic violence will not face trial after the Supreme Court of Canada found he experienced undue delay in seeing a judge after his arrest. Following a hearing Tues...
Oct 13, 2020
New law needed to allow safe byelections in COVID-19 pandemic: Greens' Annamie Paul
Green party Leader Annamie Paul is calling on the government to pass legislation proposed by Elections Canada on holding safe balloting before carrying on with byelections in two Toronto ridings. Cana...
Oct 13, 2020
Supreme Court halts 2020 census for now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday has, for now, stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October. President Donald Trump's administration had aske...
Oct 13, 2020
Army apologizes after Nova Scotia residents receive fake letter warning of wolves
HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces is apologizing after some residents of Kings County, N.S., received a phoney letter warning of wolves in the area. The letter, dated Sept. 19, said a pack of eight ...
Oct 13, 2020
Canada joins U.S.-led Artemis Accords to send human explorers back to Moon and beyond
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada has signed on to the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led effort to establish global guidelines for sending explorers back to the Moon and beyond. NASA says space agencies in A...
Oct 13, 2020