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California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the nation's most populated state amid "acute water supply shortages" in northern and cent...
May 10, 2021
Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...
May 10, 2021
Raptors coach Nurse reflects on bizarre season rocked by displacement and COVID-19
Two years after their thrilling run to the Larry O'Brien Trophy, this Toronto Raptors season will also go down as one of the most memorable in history - for all the wrong reasons. The league's only te...
May 10, 2021
Canadian men to play next two World Cup qualifying matches in the U.S.
Canada will play World Cup qualifying matches next month against Aruba and Suriname in Bradenton, Fla., and suburban Chicago, respectively. Travel restrictions due to the pandemic have forced Canada, ...
May 10, 2021
NDP join Liberals to cut short debate, move pandemic election bill forward
OTTAWA - New Democrats have joined forces with the Liberals to cut short initial debate on a bill aimed at ensuring a federal election could be held safely, if need be, during the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
May 10, 2021
Casse believes colleague Baffert deserves "due process" folowing positive test
He remains a staunch opponent of drug use in horse racing, but Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse doesn't believe a steroid helped Medina Spirit win the Kentucky Derby.Medina Spirit...
May 10, 2021
Canadian soccer icon Dwayne De Rosario opens up in new autobiography 'DeRo: My Life'
Dwayne De Rosario's soccer credentials are well-established. Named one of Major League Soccer's 25 greatest players, MLS MVP (2011) and two-time MLS Cup MVP (2001 and 2007), the Canadian attacker scor...
May 10, 2021
Oilers plan to keep playing McDavid, Draisaitl as NHL regular season winds down
MONTREAL - The Edmonton Oilers aren't planning to rest NHL stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl before the playoffs, although Dave Tippett has the option of trimming minutes from their workload."Th...
May 10, 2021
Siakam, who surprised mom with new house, says tough season put things in perspective
Pascal Siakam is a private person, and questioned whether broadcasting his grand Mother's Day gesture was a good idea. But his mom's tears of joy were worth it, he said. The Raptors power forward surp...
May 10, 2021
Alberta Crop Report — Conditions as of May 4, 2021
EDMONTON, AB. -- The first Alberta Crop Report for 2021 is now out, with data up to May 4, 2021 released by Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) in partnership with the Agriculture Financial Services...
May 10, 2021