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CP NewsAlert: Bayern Munich defeats PSG 1-0 in Champions League final
LISBON, Portugal - Bayern Munich has won the UEFA Champions League final with a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 23, 2020

Fleming wins big league debut, Rays beat Blue Jays 5-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Josh Fleming pitched five innings of two-run ball to win his major league debut, and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday. Fleming is the ...
Aug 23, 2020

Higher demand for Saskatchewan fruit produce as more people have staycations
With more people having staycations this year due to the pandemic, many Saskatchewan producers are seeing a higher demand for their fruit produce.Forrest Scharf, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture p...
Aug 23, 2020

Three COVID-19 cases and 14 recoveries reported
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting three new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with one case coming from each the North Central, Regina, and South West zones. There were also 14 recoveries reporte...
Aug 23, 2020

Pandemic turns Toronto rental market upside down, hands power to tenants
TORONTO - Landlords are lining up to sign Rees Nam and their partner as tenants, even though the two have already found an apartment in Toronto - a far cry from when Nam was last on the hunt...
Aug 23, 2020

Compensation talks for victims of downed jetliner to start in October: Iran
OTTAWA - The head of Iran's civil aviation organization says his government will launch compensation talks in October with Canada and other countries that lost citizens when the Iranian military shot ...
Aug 23, 2020

Penticton, B.C. fire has seen 'minimal' growth, but concern over its next move
PENTICTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says a fire burning south of Penticton, B.C. has seen "minimal" growth over the weekend, but it's starting to spread southeast. The Saturday eveni...
Aug 23, 2020

A quick look at the four federal Conservative leadership candidates
OTTAWA - Four candidates are in the running for leadership of the federal Conservative party, and a winner will be announced Sunday night. Here's a quick look at who they are, in alphabetical order: L...
Aug 23, 2020

Foreign minister to tour Beirut aid efforts on first overseas trip since COVID
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is heading to Lebanon this week to get a firsthand look at the devastation caused by this month's deadly explosions in Beirut. The visit w...
Aug 23, 2020

Canadian intelligence assessments of Saddam's Iraq got it right, new paper says
OTTAWA - A new research paper says Canadian intelligence assessments on Iraq were generally accurate in the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion of 2003 - unlike reports produced in Was...
Aug 23, 2020