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TORONTO - The B.C. Lions ensured Jordan Williams began his CFL tenure with a bang. The Lions opened the CFL draft Thursday night by moving up from No. 3 to first overall in a trade with the ...

Former NHL player Georges Laraque has tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old Laraque made the announcement on social media Thursday alongside a photo of himself in a hospital gown. The vet...

OTTAWA - Leading philanthropists and immunization experts say the world lacks the ability to properly manufacture, finance and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, even if one were found by the end of the y...

Female athletes, particularly hockey players, will be interested to see if the federal government provides pandemic bailout money to the Canadian Football League. A men's professional league ...

Saskatoon surpassed a daily heat record on Thursday that was set back in 1926. The original record sat at 25.6 C. Environment Canada meteorologist Brian Luzny said the city reached 28.3 C Thursday aft...

INVERMERE, B.C. - Douglas Anakin, who helped Canada win Olympic bobsled gold in 1964, has died at age 89. Anakin, Peter Kirby and brothers John and Vic Emery claimed four-man gold at the 1964 Win...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - NASCAR plans to restart its engines with a flurry of races at two historic tracks. NASCAR said Thursday it is set to return May 17 with an elite Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway...

OTTAWA - Parliament’s budget watchdog says that it’s likely the federal deficit for the year will hit $252.1 billion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and could go even higher if emerg...

The Saskatchewan government is stepping up its battle against COVID-19 in northern Saskatchewan. The government announced Thursday that it's tightening travel restrictions for that region, particularl...

The Saskatchewan government is stepping up its battle against COVID-19 in northern Saskatchewan. The government announced Thursday that it’s tightening travel restrictions for that region, parti...