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NHL unveils return-to-play format in the event season can resume
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league and the NHL Players' Association have agreed on a return-to-play format in the event the 2019-20 season can resume. The 24-team plan would ...
May 26, 2020

Assiniboia Downs CEO Darren Dunn happy with track's opening night of racing
Darren Dunn was breathing a big sigh of relief Tuesday. Assiniboia Downs became the first track in Canada to have live thoroughbred racing Monday night. There were no fans in the stands due ...
May 26, 2020

Canada Wolverines men's rugby league team searching for new head coach
TORONTO - Interested in coaching the Canadian men's rugby league team? The Canada Rugby League Association is taking applications. And while the position is voluntary and part-time, it has already rec...
May 26, 2020

Commissioner Ambrosie not counting on specific funding from federal government
TORONTO - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie continues to work with the federal government, but isn't banking on CFL-specific funding to help the league through the COVID-19 pandemic. The CFL approached Otta...
May 26, 2020

Federal deficit likely now at $260 billion due to COVID-19, PBO says
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says the estimated federal deficit for the year has likely risen to about $260 billion with new measures rolled out in recent weeks. Budget offic...
May 26, 2020

Fate of two Canadians could be affected by Meng decision: former ambassador
VANCOUVER - A former ambassador to China says Wednesday's decision in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou could also determine the fate of two Canadians detained in China. David Mulr...
May 26, 2020

Four arrested in central Alberta drug trafficking operation
Four people have been arrested and are facing multiple charges after the Central Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (CADCRU) broke up a drug trafficking operation in Breton.Since August 2019, the C...
May 26, 2020

Half of Canadians say governments are hiding something about COVID-19: poll
OTTAWA - Half of Canadians believe they're not getting the whole truth from their governments about COVID-19, a new poll suggests, and some also believe conspiracy theories about where the novel coron...
May 26, 2020

Hertz files for bankruptcy as car rentals disappear amid coronavirus pandemic
Hertz filed for bankruptcy protection Friday (May 22), unable to withstand the coronavirus pandemic that has crippled global travel and with it, the heavily indebted 102-year-old car rental company's ...
May 26, 2020

Nominations for the 2020 Business of the Year Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Business of the Year Awards, organized by the Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce and held annually in conjunction with Small Business Week.The awards are...
May 26, 2020