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Former Timberwolf receives prestigious honour
The accolades continue to pour in for former UNBC Timberwolf Kady Dandeneau.Over the weekend Dandeneau was named as the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball's Female Athlete of the Year.Dandeneau helped Tea...
Apr 20, 2020
MLB players say pay shouldn't be cut if empty ballparks
NEW YORK - Major League Baseball players are upset over the prospect teams may seek additional pay cuts if games are played in empty ballparks due to the coronavirus outbreak. Their anger was stoked l...
Apr 20, 2020
Pandemic strikes at a pivotal time in women's professional hockey
Women's professional hockey, already in upheaval, is facing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jayna Hefford, the leader of the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (P...
Apr 20, 2020
Trudeau promises stockpile policies to get overhaul to prevent waste
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will avoid destroying valuable medical equipment from the national stockpile from now on by making sure it gets used before it expires. Trudeau told ...
Apr 20, 2020
Better access to healthcare in rural and Indigenous communities amidst COVID-19
VICTORIA-The B.C. government announced a collaborative framework that will help ensure people living in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities have access to critical health care during the COVID-1...
Apr 20, 2020
Warner Bros. delays many releases including 'The Batman'
LOS ANGELES - Warner Bros. is delaying a batch of theatrical releases including "The Batman" and "The Sopranos" prequel "The Many Saints of Newark." The studio says Monday that "The Sopranos" film wil...
Apr 20, 2020
Blue-chip NFL prospects Gallimore, Claypool top CFL scouting bureau list
TORONTO - Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore and Notre Dame receiver Chase Claypool - both blue-chip prospects for this week's NFL draft - top the final CFL scouting bureau top-20 list....
Apr 20, 2020
PG man arrested and charged for break and enter and arson
PRINCE GEORGE-A man is in custody after forcing his way into a home and lighting a shed on fire.Prince George RCMP say that just before 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 19th they received a report of a disturb...
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Fewer than 10 asylum seekers tried to cross since border closure: Blair
OTTAWA - The federal public safety minister says fewer than 10 asylum seekers have been turned back to the U.S. since the historic shutdown of the border. Bill Blair provided the figure to the House o...
Apr 20, 2020
Florida jogger dons costume to cheer up neighbourhood
TAMPA, Fla. - More than a week after Easter, there's still one mythical creature hopping around a Florida neighbourhood trying to spread happiness. Corey Jurgensen, 40, donned a 7-foot (2-meter) -tall...
Apr 20, 2020