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Trump supporters morning protests turn into violent clashes
WASHINGTON - Several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump in Washington protested election results and then hailed Trump's passing motorcade before nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators...
Nov 14, 2020
Mexico reaches 1 million virus cases, nears 100,000 deaths
MEXICO CITY - Mexico on Saturday reached 1 million total coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher. Health Director General ...
Nov 14, 2020
Corey Conners hits record breaking 7-under 65 at Masters, Mike Weir makes cut
AUGUSTA, Ga. - As one Canadian made history at Augusta National Saturday, another made the cut for the first time in six years. Corey Conners, a 28-year-old Listowel, Ont. native started his Sat...
Nov 14, 2020
Canada's Randa Markos ties UFC record in losing cause against Japan's Murata
LAS VEGAS - Canadian strawweight Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos tied a UFC record in a losing cause Saturday, beaten by Japan's Kanako Murata on a UFC Fight Night card. All three judges scored it 30-27 fo...
Nov 14, 2020
Chief Medical Officer of Health worried: daily COVID cases surpass 1000 in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB. -- Dr. Deena Hinshaw issued a series of "Tweets" on Saturday, in her increasing concern, as the continuing hike in the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise. Dr. Hinshaw tweets conc...
Nov 14, 2020
Max Gros-Louis, longtime leader of Huron-Wendat First Nation, dead at 89
Former Grand Chief Magella (Max) Gros-Louis, who championed Indigenous rights for more than 30 years as leader of the Huron-Wendat First Nation, has died at the age of 89. Grand Chief Remy Vincent con...
Nov 14, 2020
Tam warns of increasing pressure on hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
TORONTO - The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country's top doctor warned Saturday amid case numbers that contin...
Nov 14, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC sends all-star centre to Hornets Venom GT in major esports trade
TORONTO - Raptors Uprising GC traded away one of the pillars of its NBA 2K League perfect regular season in 2020, sending all-star centre Jerry (Sick One) Knapp to Hornets Venom GT for centre Xavier (...
Nov 14, 2020
COVID extra difficult for those grieving, says wife of late Oiler Colby Cave
EDMONTON, AB. -- Emily Cave didn't expect her Instagram post about taking COVID-19 regulations seriously to go viral. The wife of Edmonton Oilers' centre Colby Cave, who died in April after suffering ...
Nov 14, 2020
Nova Scotia RCMP say man faces assault charges in violent clash at lobster pound
NEW EDINBURGH, N.S. - A 74-year-old Nova Scotia man has been charged in relation to a violent clash last month at a lobster pound in the southwestern part of the province, police announced on Saturday...
Nov 14, 2020