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CFL asking federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance
TORONTO - The Canadian Football League is asking the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie told The Canadian Pr...
Apr 29, 2020 (CFL)
Glen Murray, former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario Liberal, seeks Green helm
WINNIPEG - A former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario cabinet minister is joining the leadership race for the federal Green Party. Glen Murray says he wants to push issues such as a guaranteed liveable incom...
Apr 29, 2020
Raiders sign top prospect Goldsmith a week after the draft
It only took the Prince Albert Raiders exactly a week to sign their top prospect. After drafting the puck smashing, 6'3, 200-pound defenceman Terrell Goldsmith in the first round of the 2020 WHL Banta...
Apr 29, 2020 Defenceman Terrell Goldsmith signs with the Prince Albert Raiders. (Prince Albert Raiders)
Linebacker Williams being mentioned as potential first overall CFL draft pick
TORONTO - It's been a meteoric rise for Jordan Williams. Last month, the linebacker came into the CFL's Ontario regional combine well under the radar, just thankful for the chance ...
Apr 29, 2020
'Thrilled to be coaching in hockey's heartland': Hawks hire Blumes as associate coach
The Nipawin Hawks have found their new man behind the bench.Jeremy Blumes of Calgary has been hired as an associate coach to work under head coach and general manager Doug Johnson in Nipawin.The 44-ye...
Apr 29, 2020 (Facebook/Nipawin Hawks)
Court: Kansas can't require voters to show citizenship proof
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. - A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that Kansas can't require voters to show proof of citizenship when they register, dealing a blow to efforts by Republicans in several...
Apr 29, 2020
Crescent Heights power outage planned: SaskPower
Residents in the Crescent Heights area are experiencing a planned power outage that started at 11 a.m. today.SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry said the issue is a broken dangling crossarm on a pole a...
Apr 29, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
As Quebec plans to reopen, care homes still a COVID-19 battleground
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault said this week there are "two worlds" in the province: the world of facilities providing long-term care to seniors, and the rest. In one of those worlds, sch...
Apr 29, 2020
Trudeau: Discussions ongoing with CFL as league seeks government assistance
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is in discussions with the CFL, which is seeking financial support to help with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau told rep...
Apr 29, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:50 a.m. on April 29, 2020: There are 50,393 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 25,757 confirmed (inc...
Apr 29, 2020