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Kane grateful for other pioneers ahead of her own Sports Hall of Fame induction
Canadian golf trailblazer Lorie Kane has spent the week thinking about everyone that came before her. Kane's been given cause to reflect since she was one of six athletes named to the 2020 class ...
May 30, 2020
Police see increase in speedy drivers on quieter streets during pandemic
EDMONTON - Lyle Massie takes his bright-orange motorcycle out for a ride around the city once or twice a week. The Edmontonian says he's noticed way more speeding on the roads since the COVID-19 pande...
May 30, 2020
Toronto FC's Jozy Altidore ready to game for a good cause in 'Call of Duty' event
TORONTO - Jozy Altidore is taking part in a different type of friendly on Monday. The Toronto FC striker is joining forces with Toronto Ultra pro gamer Cameron (Cammy) McKilligan, "American Idol"...
May 30, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:54 a.m. ET on May 30, 2020: There are 90,161 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 50,651 confirmed (in...
May 30, 2020
Police: 1 dead after shots fired into car at Detroit protest
One person was killed in downtown Detroit after someone fired shots into a vehicle during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in Minneapolis police custody, a Det...
May 30, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
May 30, 2020
Deaths in central Alberta and Ontario appear to be linked
Police in Ontario and Alberta are investigating a pair of deaths that appear to be connected.On Tuesday, May 26, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), as well as the local M...
May 30, 2020
UN sets pandemic voting rules for Canada's Security Council campaign
OTTAWA - The United Nations has confirmed that the election for non-permanent seats on the Security Council - which pits Canada against Norway and Ireland - will take place in June unde...
May 30, 2020
International student worry about pandemic as decisions loom on travel to Canada
VANCOUVER - Zohra Shahbuddin says she was thrilled when she received a letter of admission in April from the university of her choice in Canada. She's been admitted to Simon Fraser University in ...
May 30, 2020
'What do we do now?' Labour dispute at Regina refinery nears 6 months
REGINA - For Dean Funke, getting hired at Regina's Co-op oil refinery felt like winning the lottery. "For a blue-collar worker, you can't get better than the refinery. And it's always been that way," ...
May 30, 2020