Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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Ottawa offers to help CFL with short-term loan, no decision on season expected Friday: TSN
According to TSN’s Dave Naylor, his sources are telling him the federal government has offered to help the Canadian Football League ahead of a potential 2020 season. But it would be in the form ...
Jul 31, 2020
Sources: CFL no longer talking to Business Development Bank of Canada
TORONTO - The CFL's search for federal government assistance will continue as the calendar flips to August, with time ticking down on the league's hopes for a shortened 2020 season. Two sources c...
Jul 31, 2020
Stroll quickest at 2nd British GP practice; Vettel struggles
SILVERSTONE, England - Montreal's Lance Stroll led the second practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday while struggling Ferrari had another bad day, with Sebastian Vettel spending most of it stuc...
Jul 31, 2020
Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins optimistic about return of closer Ken Giles
TORONTO - Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins says he's optimistic closer Ken Giles will be back in the Toronto bullpen soon. Giles has been sidelined since suffering a forearm injury Sunday. B...
Jul 31, 2020
Father, brother charged in Unity near-Amber Alert
More details are emerging over the alleged abduction and near-Amber Alert in Unity on Tuesday evening, as RCMP laid charges against a father and brother connected to the incident. RCMP said in a relea...
Jul 31, 2020 Battlefords RCMP responded to calls about intentionally set grass fires on the Sweetgrass First Nation.
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'Anything can happen': Canadiens no bothered by underdog role against Penguins
TORONTO - Shea Weber is fine being the underdog. Good thing, because the Montreal Canadiens and their captain are certainly that heading into the team's qualifying round series against the Pittsburgh ...
Jul 31, 2020
Canadian international striker Marcus Haber joins Calgary's Cavalry FC
Canadian international striker Marcus Haber, who spent last season with Pacific FC, has joined Cavalry FC. The 31-year-old from Vancouver has won 27 caps for Canada with three goals. The six-foot-four...
Jul 31, 2020
South Korean tries washing money over virus fears, suffers loss
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Money laundering is not a good idea, as a South Korean found out when he or she put banknotes in a washing machine to remove possible traces of the coronavirus. Officials say...
Jul 31, 2020
VIDO-InterVac names firms to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine for human trial
VIDO-InterVac at the University of Saskatchewan is partnering with two Canadian pharmaceutical companies to produce the vaccine candidate Saskatoon researchers are planning to bring to the human trial...
Jul 31, 2020 Research team at the University of Saskatchewan's VIDO-InterVac. (University of Saskatchewan/submitted)
Bubble Hockey: NHL set to resume pandemic-delayed season in a new world
TORONTO - A lot has changed since the NHL last dropped the puck for a game that mattered. The COVID-19 pandemic - which saw countries locked down and economies devastated - has already ...
Jul 31, 2020
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