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Moe preparing for first election as Sask. Party leader
Premier Scott Moe already has a few elections under his belt, but the upcoming contest will be his first leading the Saskatchewan Party.Moe said it feels somewhat different this time, explaining he's ...
Sep 24, 2020
Powerful Vatican Cardinal Becciu resigns amid scandal
ROME - The powerful head of the Vatican's saint-making office, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, resigned Thursday from the post and renounced his rights as a cardinal amid a financial scandal that has reported...
Sep 24, 2020
Flow of consumer goods should remain stable through fall and winter, says University of Saskatchewan expert
An associate professor of marketing at the University of Saskatchewan doesn't believe this fall and winter, the province will experience the widespread shortage of some basic items like we did last sp...
Sep 24, 2020
Top Nunavut justice says judges can't be too lenient with sentences during pandemic
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Offenders in Nunavut should not necessarily get shorter jail time because of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Nunavut's top judge. Chief Justice Neil Sharkey says while the pandemi...
Sep 24, 2020
Politicians must not pressure Health Canada to approve rapid COVID-19 tests: Freeland
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it can't provide any information about the status of any of the rapid-testing devices for COVID-19 it is reviewing. Pressure is mounting on the federal government to approv...
Sep 24, 2020
French Open: Ninth-seed Shapovalov draws Simon, Raonic withdraws
PARIS - Top-ranked Canadian Denis Shapovalov drew local favourite Gilles Simon as his first round opponent at the French Open, while Milos Raonic once again pulled out of the clay court tournament. Th...
Sep 24, 2020
Liability in the age of COVID-19, Canada's leagues, clubs wrestle with risk
The Flamborough Dundas Soccer Club cancelled its summer recreation league in July. Under pressure from parents wanting their children back on the pitch, the club near Hamilton recently resum...
Sep 24, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 1:50 p.m. Yukon's chief medical officer of health says the territory is considering a child-friendly, made-in-British Columb...
Sep 24, 2020
Liberals propose upping value of new COVID-19 benefits to match sunsetting CERB
OTTAWA - The Liberals are proposing to increase the value of benefits for unemployed workers to $500 a week under newly tabled legislation that lands days before aid runs out for millions. The proposa...
Sep 24, 2020
Bernie Sanders puts Trump on notice: 'You are not going to destroy' U.S. democracy
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Firebrand Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is sounding the alarm over Donald Trump's refusal to promise a peaceful transfer of power next year. In a speech in Washington, D.C....
Sep 24, 2020