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Road-weary Blue Jays set for home opener in 2020 digs at Sahlen Field
The road has been home for the Toronto Blue Jays in this truncated 60-game regular season. That won't change now that the team is set to finally begin its 2020 home schedule. The Blue Jays settle...
Aug 10, 2020

'Clear work to do:' Lawyer named new head of embattled human rights museum
WINNIPEG - Isha Khan has spent her career upholding human rights. The Winnipeg lawyer may now be facing her most public battle as she takes the helm of a museum under fire for allegations of...
Aug 10, 2020

Quebec education minister to unveil updated COVID-19 back-to-school plan
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is set to unveil its COVID-19 strategy for a return to class today as schools prepare to reopen in less than a month. Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge has...
Aug 10, 2020

Canadian Eugenie Bouchard opens restart with upset in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Eugenie Bouchard rolled to a 6-0, 6-3 upset over No. 8 seed Veronika Kudermetova on Monday at the Prague Open as the Canadian won her first official match since January. Given...
Aug 10, 2020

McDonald's sues ousted CEO, alleging employee relationships
McDonald's says it's suing Stephen Easterbrook, the CEO it ousted last year over an inappropriate relationship with an employee, alleging Monday that he covered up relationships with other employees a...
Aug 10, 2020

Alberta moving on from contact tracing app in favour of federal app
Three months after the Alberta government launched its COVID-19 contact tracing app, it's abandoning it in favour of Ottawa's.The app tracked other users who came within two metres, so that if a user ...
Aug 10, 2020

Simon Cowell has surgery for broken back after bike accident
LOS ANGELES - Simon Cowell underwent surgery to repair a broken back, the result of an electric bicycle accident, and was recovering at a hospital, a spokesperson said Sunday. "Simon has broken his ba...
Aug 10, 2020

Lebanon questions security chief, minister quits over blast
BEIRUT - A Lebanese judge on Monday began questioning the heads of the country's security agencies over last week's devastating blast in Beirut as another Cabinet minister resigned in protest. The Cab...
Aug 10, 2020

Court update: Jail time for string of break-ins, trial dates set for Amber alert and stolen property charges
Two of the men charged after what RCMP described at the time as numerous break-ins have been given jail time.Alberta Justice says on August 5 Clifford Dranchuk was given a 60-month sentence, minus 15 ...
Aug 10, 2020

Bezanson Memorial Hall has alarm system upgraded, doubling allowed capacity
The Bezanson Agricultural Centre is doubling it's allowed capacity from 150 to 300 patrons, as it upgrades the alarm system.The rest of the facility had the updated alarms installed at an earlier date...
Aug 10, 2020