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Canada's first Indigenous-led coast guard auxiliary patrols B.C.'s rugged coast
VICTORIA - The winds were gusting at 110 kilometres per hour and huge waves were ripping boats from their moorings in Bella Bella, B.C., as a report came in of an overturned vessel with at least one p...
Nov 22, 2020
Report: Serge Ibaka leaves Toronto Raptors, joins Los Angeles Clippers as free agent
Free agent centre Serge Ibaka has reportedly signed a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers. Ibaka signed a two-year contract worth $19 million with a player option in the second season, according to rep...
Nov 21, 2020
Fred Sasakamoose, one of NHL's first Indigenous players, "presumed" COVID-19 positive
Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous athletes to play in the National Hockey League, has been hospitalized over a presumed positive COVID-19 test. Sasakamoose's condition was first revealed t...
Nov 21, 2020
Trump team requests recount of Georgia presidential vote
President Donald Trump's legal team said Saturday that his campaign has requested a recount of votes in the Georgia presidential race after results showed Democrat Joe Biden winning the state. Republi...
Nov 21, 2020
Hamilton Tiger-Cats win random draw for first overall selection of '21 CFL draft
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have the first selection of the 2021 CFL draft.Commissioner Randy Ambrosie made the announcement Saturday. The draft order was determined by a random draw rather...
Nov 21, 2020
Hockey Canada "non-core" staff member tests positive for COVID-19
Note: This story was published prior to the start of the Red-White game on Saturday evening at the Westerner Park Centrium.A "non-core member" of Hockey Canada's National Junior Team staff has tested ...
Nov 21, 2020
COVID-19: Province records new daily case record, woman in 20's from South zone among one of the deaths
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- The province of Alberta recorded 1,336 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, shattering the daily record number of cases for the second day in a row. Nine new deaths were also confirm...
Nov 21, 2020
G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Group of 20 summit opened on Saturday with appeals by the world's most powerful leaders to collectively chart a way forward as the coronavirus pandemic overshadows th...
Nov 21, 2020
'Mentally it's been horrible,' Pandemic taking toll on city's vulnerable
MEDICINE HAT,AB- On a frigid Friday evening, a line forms outside the Salvation Army, where bags of warm winter essentials, like gloves, toques and fresh socks are being distributed. The items, an aid...
Nov 21, 2020
Protesters burn part of Guatemala's Congress building
GUATEMALA CITY - Hundreds of protesters broke into Guatemala's Congress and burned part of the building Saturday amid growing demonstrations against President Alejandro Giammattei and the legislature ...
Nov 21, 2020