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Feds promise recovery will focus on people hurt most by COVID-19 economic crisis
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says one of his priorities is to fix the social and economic gaps that left women, young people and racialized Canadians to suffer the biggest economic blows from the COV...
Jul 08, 2020

Veteran defensive lineman Tracy unsure when he'll play for Montreal Alouettes
Adrian Tracy isn't optimistic that he'll be playing football in 2020. The veteran defensive lineman signed with the Montreal Alouettes as a free agent Feb. 13, but the COVID-19 pandemic has put the CF...
Jul 08, 2020

Ex-Wolfpack players Ryan Brierley, Cory Paterson form sports management company
While elite athletes occasionally represent themselves in contract talks, Scottish rugby league international Ryan Brierley has gone one big step further. Brierley, now playing for Hull Kingston Rover...
Jul 08, 2020

Alberta air force base to use goats, sheep to chew down unwanted vegetation
A Canadian Forces base in Alberta is recruiting a new battalion of lean, mean, eating machines for a mission that will require limited action this summer. The Department of National Defence has p...
Jul 08, 2020

Crane collapses in east London; rescue teams on site
LONDON - A 20-meter (65-foot) crane collapsed onto a block of apartments under development and two houses in east London, injuring four people and leaving one person missing, authorities said Wednesda...
Jul 08, 2020

WATCH: Winner of 2020 Y Dream Home Lottery drawn
KAMLOOPS - A local resident is the winner of this year's Y Dream Home Lottery grand prize.In an abbreviated draw Wednesday morning (July 8), Nicole Larson was announced as the winner of the Orchards W...
Jul 08, 2020

Canadians playing more golf in 2020 - once COVID-19 restrictions lifted
If it seems like it's been harder to get a tee time this summer, it's not just your imagination. Golf Canada reports that there were 17 per cent more scores registered with the national sport bod...
Jul 08, 2020

Grand Slam trims six-stop curling circuit to just two events in 2020-21 season
Sportsnet is trimming its six-stop Grand Slam of Curling circuit to just two events next season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The network, which owns and operates the top-flight curling...
Jul 08, 2020

Ban on vaping ads that can be seen by youth to take effect next month
Ottawa's new rules restricting the promotion of vaping products in places young people can access are set to come into effect next month. Health Canada published regulations Wednesday p...
Jul 08, 2020

Access to Highway 5 to be interrupted Sunday night
KAMLOOPS - Roadwork will create a minor slowdown for some drivers looking to take Highway 5 North in Kamloops.Road rehabilitation work will block access to the eastbound exit of Highway 1, leading to ...
Jul 08, 2020

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