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Melfort Salvation Army to go ahead with Christmas hampers with some slight changes
The Salvation Army will go ahead with Christmas hampers this year but getting registered for the program will look a little bit different due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Registrations for the hampers wil...
Nov 02, 2020
Report: South Dakota official distracted before fatal crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was distracted before he drove onto a highway shoulder where he struck and killed a pedestrian in September, state Secretary of Public...
Nov 02, 2020
MacKay says he won't run in next federal election after failed leadership bid
OTTAWA - Former Justice Minister Peter MacKay says he won't be on the ballot in the next federal election. Two months ago MacKay finished second to Erin O'Toole in the Conservative leadership contest ...
Nov 02, 2020
Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB)
The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) gives income support to employed and self-employed individuals who are unable to work because they are sick or need to self-isolate due to COVID-19, or have...
Nov 02, 2020
Court challenge to Quebec's secularism law, Bill 21, opens in Montreal
MONTREAL - The first witness in the legal challenge of Quebec's secularism law told the court today the legislation makes her feel excluded from society. Ichrak Nourel Hak, a teacher who wears the hij...
Nov 02, 2020
Firms with more robots also have more workers overall, Statistics Canada study says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says domestic firms that invested in robots since the late 1990s have also expanded their human workforces, suggesting a less than "apocalyptic" result for workers overall. ...
Nov 02, 2020
Edmonton Oilers sign Draisaitl teammate Dominik Kahun
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Dominik Kahun, who has experience playing alongside Oilers star Leon Draisaitl.Kahun and the Oilers agreed to a one-year contract worth US$975,000.Th...
Nov 02, 2020
More possible COVID-19 exposures in North Battleford, Prince Albert and others
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is announcing potential COVID-19 exposures to the public at businesses in various Sask. communities.The SHA is requesting those who were at the following locati...
Nov 02, 2020
Recruiting Indigenous Footwear Makers
Are you an Indigenous woman or gender-diverse person who makes moccasins or other footwear? We want to purchase it for our on-line boutique. Send photos and prices of your items to: nwacstore@nwac.ca
Nov 02, 2020
Prosecutors oppose release of Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Donald Trump
Prosecutors in the United States say a Canadian woman accused of sending poisoned letters to President Donald Trump is too dangerous to be released. In a memo filed with the Washington D.C. district c...
Nov 02, 2020