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Global pandemic: Through the eyes of the world's children
CHICAGO - These are children of the global pandemic. In the far-north Canadian town of Iqaluit, one boy has been glued to the news to learn everything he can about the coronavirus. A girl in Australia...
May 26, 2020

Japan police arrest man in Kyoto anime arson that killed 36
TOKYO - Japanese police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the deadly arson at a Kyoto anime studio last year after he recovered enough from his own severe burns to respond to the police investigation...
May 26, 2020

CP NewsAlert: NHL unveils return-to-play format in the event season can resume
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league and the NHL Players' Association have agreed on a return-to-play format in the event the 2019-20 season can resume. The 24-team plan would ...
May 26, 2020

FSIN says recreational travel in North is unfair while others still face public health order
Indigenous groups are calling on Government Relations Minister Lori Carr to address recreational travel while there are northern restrictions in place to curb the spread of COVID-19. They're claiming ...
May 26, 2020

Kansas governor vetoes limits on her power but loosens rules
TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas' Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a sweeping Republican coronavirus measure that would have limited her power to direct the state's pandemic response but then ceded to local...
May 26, 2020

Shand Fair cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19
A big event northeast of Carragana has been cancelled for 2020.The Shand Fair was set to take place on Aug. 11 this year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will not happen.In a letter, the fair's s...
May 26, 2020

Canada outspends Ireland, Norway in new pledging on Venezuelan refugee crisis
OTTAWA - Canada outbid its two rivals for the United Nations Security Council at Tuesday's international pledging conference to help South American countries coping with the Venezuelan refug...
May 26, 2020

'Don't be like Toronto:' Calgary mayor warns against large gatherings in parks
Calgary's mayor is warning citizens "don't be like Toronto" and congregate in large numbers in parks. Naheed Nenshi made the comment in reference to thousands of people who squeezed into a d...
May 26, 2020

Newfoundland community devastated as three fishermen found dead, one missing
ST. LAWRENCE, N.L. - A Newfoundland community was in mourning Tuesday after the bodies of three fishermen were recovered and a search continued for a fourth crew member missing off the islan...
May 26, 2020

National action plan for missing and murdered Indigenous women delayed
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says a national action plan to make life safer for Indigenous women and girls is not going to be ready next month as planned. June 3 will m...
May 26, 2020