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Melfort Communities in Bloom claim two outstanding achievement awards
Melfort Communities in Bloom (CIB) continues to be recognized for the work it does in the city.The 2020 Communities in Bloom awards were distributed virtually last week with the Melfort group being de...
Oct 13, 2020
COVID-19 won't spook away trick-or-treating if safety rules followed: health officers
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says trick-or-treating should be possible this Halloween as long as little goblins take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam cau...
Oct 13, 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19
LISBON, Portugal - Cristiano Ronaldo has become the latest high-profile soccer star to test positive for the coronavirus. The Portuguese soccer federation said Tuesday that Ronaldo was doing well and ...
Oct 13, 2020
Marleau returns to Sharks in pursuit of games played record
Patrick Marleau is back with the San Jose Sharks. Marleau rejoined San Jose on Tuesday, signing a one-year deal worth the league minimum of $700,000. The 41-year-old can now break Gordie Howe's NHL ga...
Oct 13, 2020
PM blasts Tories for push to keep WE probe alive, says government focused on COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has blasted opposition parties for continuing their effort to dig into the WE Charity issue, and says his government is instead focused on helping Canadians thro...
Oct 13, 2020
Trade body rules EU can put tariffs on $4 bln of US goods
GENEVA - International arbitrators said Tuesday that the European Union can impose tariffs and other penalties on up to $4 billion worth of U.S. goods and services over illegal American support for pl...
Oct 13, 2020
Pandemic exposes need for basic income program, expert says
OTTAWA - A leading Canadian expert on government-funded basic incomes says the oft-debated idea could have averted much of the economic effects of COVID-19. Evelyn Forget says a basic income program w...
Oct 13, 2020
Cut cable shuts down Virginia's online voter registration
RICHMOND, Va. - A severed fiber optic cable shut down Virginia's online voter registration system Tuesday, the last day to register before the November general election. The Virginia Department of Ele...
Oct 13, 2020
More masks, less play: Europe tightens rules as virus surges
GENEVA - Governments across Europe are ratcheting up restrictions to try to beat back a resurgence of the coronavirus that has sent new infections on the continent to their highest weekly level since ...
Oct 13, 2020
Barrett won't commit to recusing from election disputes
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is vowing to bring no "agenda" to the court, batting back senators' questions Tuesday on abortion, gun rights and the November election, insisting ...
Oct 13, 2020