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The Ottawa Senators say owner Eugene Melnyk has now "personally pledged" to pay part-time arena staff impacted by the suspension of the NHL season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senators were th...

OTTAWA - A sweeping federal economic stimulus package to combat the shock of COVID-19 is now to be unveiled Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says, and could soon be before an emergency sitting...

As COVID-19 keeps hitting the economy, the Regina Food Bank is putting out the call for financial donations so it can deliver food hampers to people in need. To that end, CEO John Bailey is asking any...

The provincial government is changing its plans for the 2020 budget. The budget still will be released Wednesday as scheduled, but it will include only budget estimates for 2020-21 - the government's ...

The Co-op Refinery Complex’s annual turnaround is being delayed due to the threat of COVID-19. The 2020 turnaround, which was to start at the beginning of April, has been pushed back to at least...

Saskatchewan residents are still running into trouble dialing into the 811 Healthline. Part of the Saskatchewan Health Authority’s pandemic plan announced over the weekend was increasing resourc...

It was after midnight Tuesday in Novosibirsk, Russia, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadians abroad to come home. Ruth Hamblin, who plays basketball for WBC Dynamo Novosibir...

Vasek Pospisil was in Indian Wells, Calif., last Sunday practising for the BNP Paribas Open when the tournament, one of the biggest on the tennis schedule, was cancelled over COVID...

After losing a fight Saturday some 7,300 kilometres away before an empty arena in Brasilia, UFC lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi is back home in Montreal - in self-isolation. "I'm under (self) qua...

John Morris returns to team curling in an unfamiliar position, but thinks he can handle it. The two-time Olympic gold medallist will play second for the first time in his career for Kevin Ko...