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‘We lost the whole harvest this year': drought, heat not good for Saskatoons
MEDICINE HAT, AB - What was once a thriving crop is now bare, dry dirt surrounded by berryless bushes."I haven't had a single Saskatoon berry I was able to eat this year because we can't find them," B...
Aug 09, 2021
Rain calms B.C. fire starts, lowers wildfire danger but relief not expected to last
British Columbia's wildfire danger map shows a low to moderate fire risk in much of the province after a rainy weekend, but the extreme risk is expected to resume quickly as another hot spell arrives....
Aug 09, 2021
American tourists return to Niagara Region's tourist attractions as border
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - American tourists returned to the Niagara Region for the first time in more than a year on Monday, eager to see the thundering falls, take in the area's attractions and explore n...
Aug 09, 2021
Javier Perez to remain in charge of Toronto FC for the rest of the MLS season
Toronto FC says Javier Perez, who took over as interim head coach after Chris Armas was fired July 4, will remain in charge for the rest of the season. The MLS club did not detail Perez's future after...
Aug 09, 2021
Arkansas reports new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas on Monday set a new record for the number of people in the state hospitalized because of COVID-19 as its coronavirus surge continued. The state reported its COVID-19 ...
Aug 09, 2021
MHPS: Crews on scene of train derailment in city's north
MEDICINE HAT, AB - City police say emergency crews are on scene of a train derailment at Rotary Centennial Drive NW (23 Street NW) and Box Springs Road NW.Medicine Hat Police Service says the matter a...
Aug 09, 2021
COVID-19 cases 'overwhelmingly' among unvaccinated people: Saskatchewan Health
REGINA - Saskatchewan Health says the overwhelming majority of people still getting COVID-19 in the province are unvaccinated.The province says in a news release that more than 90 per cent of the 1,22...
Aug 09, 2021
Veteran competitor Clunn feels Elite Series has truly become an international circuit
He's been crowned a world champion four times over his illustrious career, but Rick Clunn has never seen pro bass fishing as international as it is currently. Clunn, 75, completed his 16th season on t...
Aug 09, 2021
How U.S. citizens can make travelling from U.S. to Canada as painless as possible
WASHINGTON - Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents can now enter Canada for non-essential purposes for the first time since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the two count...
Aug 09, 2021
Meng's legal team argues for stay in proceedings as remedy to 'abuse' in case
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou say the only appropriate remedy for a range of abuses in her extradition case is for proceedings to be stayed. Defence lawyer Tony Paisana urged t...
Aug 09, 2021