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Analysis: Long-term future of the Toronto Argonauts a question that's facing the CFL
With partnership talks having ceased with the XFL, the CFL has set its sights firmly on a return to play. Training camps are set to open Friday with a 14-game season slated to start Aug. 5. But the pr...
Jul 08, 2021
Altawana Drive recycling depot moving to Northlands
MEDICINE HAT, AB - When you take your cardboard and plastic to recycle at the end of the month, there will be a new location in the city's northeast.The City of Medicine Hat and South Country Co-op ha...
Jul 08, 2021
In the final throes of Stanley Cup final, scrappy Canadiens silenced the doubters
TAMPA, Fla. - They weren't supposed to overcome a 3-1 series deficit against the Toronto Maple Leafs. No one saw them sweeping the Winnipeg Jets in four straight. Surely the dazzling speed and powerho...
Jul 08, 2021
Victoria centre Lachlan Kratz set for Canada test rugby debut against England
Victoria centre Lachlan Kratz makes his test rugby debut Saturday when Canada takes in England at Twickenham. The 21-year-old back, who plays for NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby, is one of just three ...
Jul 08, 2021
Maple Leafs sign defenceman Travis Dermott to two-year contract extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is worth US$1.5 million. Dermott, 24, skated in 51 re...
Jul 08, 2021
Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge sentenced the combative California lawyer Michael Avenatti to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to use his...
Jul 08, 2021
Kahnawake members set up protest camp south of Montreal to stop housing project
MONTREAL - Members of the Montreal-area First Nations territory of Kahnawake are occupying a disputed parcel of land beside their community in order to stop a proposed housing project. The encampment,...
Jul 08, 2021
UHN creates concussion calculator to ID those at high-risk for prolonged symptoms
Toronto researchers have developed a tool they say can help doctors determine who is most likely to suffer concussion symptoms that persist months after injury. The experts hope their calculator can h...
Jul 08, 2021
Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end August 31
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31, saying "speed is safety" as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year ...
Jul 08, 2021
Lambda variant spreading in South America one of many Canada is monitoring: Tam
OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the latest variant of interest in the COVID-19 pandemic has popped up in Canada in small numbers. Tam says the Lambda variant first identified...
Jul 08, 2021