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'A really hard year': Disappointed Jets hope they gave fans a pandemic distraction
MONTREAL - The Winnipeg Jets saw their season come to an abrupt end Monday. And while bitterly disappointed, they're hopeful a surprising - albeit short - playoff run provided fans in a province slamm...
Jun 08, 2021
Vinyl records surge during pandemic, keeping sales spinning
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Vinyl record sales surged during the pandemic as music lovers fattened their collections, and audio cassettes began a comeback as well, keeping business spinning at record store...
Jun 08, 2021
Steve Konowalchuk named Red Deer Rebels head coach
The Red Deer Rebels have named Steve Konowalchuk as their new head coach. This will be the second head coaching stint in the Western Hockey League for Konowalchuk. He was bench boss for the Seattle Th...
Jun 08, 2021
PM hints at easing border restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers, eventually
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will eventually take steps to ease border restrictions for fully vaccinated people - but he's not saying when. Nor is Trudeau providing details a...
Jun 08, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 12:15 p.m. New Brunswick is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the new case involves a person in the...
Jun 08, 2021
Manitobans fully immunized against COVID-19 will be exempt from self-isolation rule
WINNIPEG - Manitobans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon be able to travel within Canada without having to self-isolate upon returning to the province. Premier Brian Pallister says ne...
Jun 08, 2021
Canadian Armed Forces reports 16 military suicides in 2020
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says 16 service members took their own lives last year. That represents a slight decline from the 20 military suicides reported in 2019, which was the largest number...
Jun 08, 2021
CFL board of governors to hold call Monday where they could vote on 2021 season start
TORONTO - The CFL's board of governors could be providing some much-needed clarity on the 2021 season next week. A league official said the board will hold a conference call Monday, at which time leag...
Jun 08, 2021
Bianca Andreescu, coach Sylvain Bruneau part ways after 'amazing' run
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu and her longtime coach are parting ways. Andreescu wrote on Twitter that she and coach Sylvain Bruneau have mutually decided to end their "incredible coaching rel...
Jun 08, 2021
London incident that killed four Muslim family members a 'terrorist attack': Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and left one child in hospital was an act of terrorism. After observing a moment of silence f...
Jun 08, 2021