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Sports media types adjust on the fly to new normal of league coverage
TORONTO - A couple dozen sportswriters sat physically distanced at a makeshift work area on the 200 level at Rogers Centre for the Toronto Blue Jays' first intrasquad game of summe...
Aug 05, 2020

Jam session at Police Point Park
MEDICINE HAT, AB - If you've got the music in you, park interpreters want you to bring it to the Police Point Park Nature Centre this weekend.On Saturday night, the park will host a Music in Nature ja...
Aug 05, 2020

Professional Fighters League, home to Rory MacDonald, opens up fight library
The Professional Fighters League, home to Canadian welterweight star Rory (Red King) McDonald, is opening up its fight library. The mixed martial arts promotion has unveiled an app with free...
Aug 05, 2020

Battle for donor dollars tightens among Conservative leadership contenders
OTTAWA - New data from Elections Canada offers a glimpse into the fundraising efforts of each Conservative leadership campaign - and how the battle for donor dollars has&...
Aug 05, 2020

Saskatchewan government drops contract with WE Charity over controversy
REGINA - Saskatchewan is the latest province to cut ties with WE Charity, as the organization deals with fallout from a controversial contract with the federal government. The Saskatchewan Party gover...
Aug 05, 2020

Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
Facebook's Instagram is officially launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok - Instagram Reels. The new Instagram feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and w...
Aug 05, 2020

Feds look to finalize deal with airlines amid contact-tracing concerns
OTTAWA - As Ottawa and airlines talk about contact tracing, federal officials are trying to sort out how much information companies should provide, and how the data should flow. Concerns about the lev...
Aug 05, 2020

Leadership apologizes after report finds systemic racism at human rights museum
WINNIPEG - Leadership at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is apologizing after an independent report found employees experienced systemic racism and other mistreatment while working at the Winnipe...
Aug 05, 2020

Eagle Butte High teacher stirs controversy online with mandatory mask stance
DUNMORE, AB - A teacher within the Prairie Rose School Division is speaking out over the provincial government's mandate for mandatory masks for the upcoming school year.On Tuesday, the province annou...
Aug 05, 2020

Lebanese-Canadian group raises money while grappling with tragedy of Beirut blast
Lebanese-Canadians who watched in horror as an explosion levelled part of Beirut are now working to raise funds for hospitals treating the thousands of injured. The president of the Lebanese Club of O...
Aug 05, 2020