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'An insult to the families:' Saskatchewan government wants out of Broncos lawsuit
REGINA - Lawyers for the Saskatchewan government are to be in a Regina courtroom Wednesday to ask a judge to remove the province from a lawsuit filed by families of victims of the deadly Humboldt Bron...
Nov 03, 2020
Merritt RCMP destroy $8 million in unauthorized cannabis
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP in Merritt say a raid last week on an unauthorized cannabis grow operation resulted in the destruction of more than 100,000 plants.According to a news release, the grow op was dis...
Nov 03, 2020
Legault says France's Emmanuel Macron has thanked him for backing on free speech
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says France's president has thanked him for his support of free speech, a day after Legault publicly disagreed with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the issu...
Nov 03, 2020
Broncos GM Elway, team president Ellis positive for COVID-19
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The novel coronavirus has reached the highest levels of the Denver Broncos organization with general manager John Elway and team president Joe Ellis testing positive for COVID-19 on...
Nov 03, 2020
Canada captains Scott Arfield, Christine Sinclair win Canada Soccer monthly awards
TORONTO - Canada captains Scott Arfield and Christine Sinclair have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for October. Both helped their clubs to success with Arfield and Glasgow Rangers ope...
Nov 03, 2020
Cruise industry throws in the towel on 2020, looks to 2021
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The cruise industry has jettisoned hopes of restarting operations this year. Days after both Carnival and Norwegian extended a halt on cruises through the end of the year, the gro...
Nov 03, 2020
UK raises terror threat level to severe after Europe attacks
LONDON - Britain raised its terror threat level to severe on Tuesday, its second-highest level, following recent attacks in Austria and France. The threat level of severe means an attack in the United...
Nov 03, 2020
Super League wastes little time in opting for a replacement for the Toronto Wolfpack
TORONTO - One day after rejecting Toronto's bid for reinstatement, the Super League board voted unanimously Tuesday in favour of admitting a 12th team to replace the Wolfpack next season. The board ha...
Nov 03, 2020
Group of workers at RIH Patient Care Tower project test positive for COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says a group of workers building the Patient Care Tower at Royal Inland Hospital has tested positive for COVID-19.However, IH says the issue is not classified as an outbreak...
Nov 03, 2020
Canadians Randa Markos, Malcolm Gordon to fight on UFC cards this month in Las Vegas
TORONTO - Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos will make her 16th UFC appearance when she takes on Japan's Kanako Murata on a Nov. 14 Fight Night card in Las Vegas. Markos (10-9-1) is repla...
Nov 03, 2020