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Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court
WASHINGTON - A late-term manoeuvr by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare's own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep ...
Dec 23, 2020
With a video filmed in secret, Trump keeps sowing chaos
WASHINGTON - The video message that plunged Washington into chaos was filmed in secret. President Donald Trump stood in the White House's Diplomatic Reception Room, holiday garland and gleaming orname...
Dec 23, 2020
Temporary closure at Porcupine Carragana hospital
The Porcupine Carragana Hospital will be closed for four days.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced that the closure will be in effect from Dec. 24 at 8 a.m. to Dec. 28 at 8 a.m.The SHA ci...
Dec 23, 2020
OKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violation
Houston's season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night has been postponed after coronavirus cases and James Harden's violation of the NBA's COVID-19 protocols left the Rockets wi...
Dec 23, 2020
Toronto FC's Ayo Akinola accepts chance to see what life is like in Canadian colours
Toronto FC striker Ayo Akinola will get a chance to see how the other half lives next month at a Canadian national team camp in Florida. The 20-year-old Akinola, who was born in Detroit but moved to C...
Dec 23, 2020
Trump vetoes defence bill, setting up possible override vote
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defence policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially set...
Dec 23, 2020
Fugitive dubbed 'pilot to the stars' likely hiding in northern Quebec: police
MONTREAL - Police say a man convicted of an aerial attack on Hydro-Quebec power lines and who has evaded authorities for a week could be hiding out in the province's north. Provincial police added Nor...
Dec 23, 2020
Family of Pakistan dissident Karima Mehrab urge thorough investigation into her death
TORONTO - The family of an internationally prominent Pakistani dissident urged a thorough investigation into her death, saying Wednesday they were having difficulty accepting a police conclusion she k...
Dec 23, 2020
Province records 159 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths
Five people diagnosed with COVID-19 have died in the province, marking a total of 130 deaths in Saskatchewan to date. Over half of those deaths have occurred this month.Two deaths in the 70-79 age gro...
Dec 23, 2020
Melfort Salvation Army getting close to kettle campaign goal, Christmas hampers distributed
The community has once again come through to make Christmas brighter for others in the community.After nearly two months of collecting toys and donations, the Melfort Salvation Army has distributed Ch...
Dec 23, 2020