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Oilers plan to keep playing McDavid, Draisaitl as NHL regular season winds down
MONTREAL - The Edmonton Oilers aren't planning to rest NHL stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl before the playoffs, although Dave Tippett has the option of trimming minutes from their workload."Th...
May 10, 2021
Siakam, who surprised mom with new house, says tough season put things in perspective
Pascal Siakam is a private person, and questioned whether broadcasting his grand Mother's Day gesture was a good idea. But his mom's tears of joy were worth it, he said. The Raptors power forward surp...
May 10, 2021
147 new cases reported in Saskatchewan and vaccine age eligibility moves to 29 and older
As of May 10, the Saskatchewan government has reported another 147 new cases of COVID-19 in the province. This brings the provincial total to 43,288 cases; 40,645 recoveries and 2,141 cases are consid...
May 10, 2021
Migrant arrivals by sea on Italian island swell past 2,100
ROME - Several hundred more migrants reached a tiny Italian island before dawn on Monday, swelling to past 2,100 the number of arrivals in around 24 hours and fueling calls from across the political s...
May 10, 2021
Amid outcry, NBC says it will not air Golden Globes in 2022
NEW YORK - Amid growing pressure on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC said Monday that will not air the Golden Globes in 2022. In a statement, the network said it believes the press associa...
May 10, 2021
Town installing barricade to prevent drivers from taking short cut over private field
The Town of Battleford plans to install a permanent barricade at the edge of a field at one end of 5th Avenue West to prevent traffic from the Riverbend Crescent residential area and 5th Avenue West f...
May 10, 2021
Iqaluit elders home evacuated after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An elders home in Iqaluit, Nunavut was evacuated on the weekend after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, with some residents being sent out of the territory. Four of the h...
May 10, 2021
Canada's privacy watchdog investigating Pornhub over alleged non-consensual content
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog says he is investigating Pornhub over potential privacy breaches related to non-consensual content posted online. At a parliamentary committee today, privacy commissioner D...
May 10, 2021
Boost in near-term funds, risk should lure more social-finance investors, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says he expects changes to federal strategy to finance experimental ways to deliver social services should more easily, and quickly, bring in needed p...
May 10, 2021
Heritage committee to seek answers from ministers on C-10 changes
OTTAWA - Canada's justice and heritage ministers will be recalled to justify a change to the Broadcasting Act that critics warn could erode the rights of individuals users who upload content to social...
May 10, 2021