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Community Futures Newsask giving out $5,000 to innovative businesses in the region
Businesses that have been creative and innovative in their operations are being celebrated by Community Futures Newsask.There will be 10 local businesses selected to receive $500 each for a total of $...
Aug 11, 2020

Conexus Kindness Venture Capital Fund Voting
In June Conexus Credit Union launched the Conexus Kindness Capital Fund, recognizing acts of kindness from across the province. There is now something extra we've added helping us celebrate all of the...
Aug 11, 2020

Parents of Elijah McClain sue Colorado police over his death
DENVER - The parents of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after officers in suburban Denver stopped him on the street last year and put him in a chokehold, sued police and medical offic...
Aug 11, 2020

Canada Cup curling event postponed due to COVID-19; mixed, club events cancelled
OTTAWA - The 2020 Home Hardware Canada Cup curling competition has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Cup was originally scheduled for Nov. 24-29 in Fredericton. Curl...
Aug 11, 2020

CRA launches updated CEWS calculator ahead of applications opening Monday
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched an updated calculator to help employers estimate what help they might receive from the next phase of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. The calculator...
Aug 11, 2020

Additional aid for Lebanon recognizes political, economic challenges: Gould
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada's decision to increase its humanitarian aid to Lebanon recognizes the country already faced significant turmoil before last we...
Aug 11, 2020

Group behind New York rugby league bid pulls out of Wolfpack sweepstakes
TORONTO - A group looking to bring rugby league to New York has pulled out of the Toronto Wolfpack sweepstakes, citing the cost of reviving the troubled transatlantic franchise plus complications invo...
Aug 11, 2020

Election Bylaw to Pay Scales: Melfort Council deals with numerous topics at regular meeting
Melfort council covered a number of topics at their Regular Meeting Monday. Those included passing an election bylaw, approving an expansion to one of their MEEP projects, and giving the go ahead to s...
Aug 11, 2020

'Poor People's Campaign' eyes low-income voters in 13 states
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - A coalition of activists, unions, and religious leaders inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last organizing effort said Tuesday new data suggest low-income voters in key s...
Aug 11, 2020

Province reveals plan for students, staff with COVID-19 symptoms at school
When Saskatchewan schools open this fall, they'll have isolation areas for students and staff members who display COVID-19 symptoms while in the building.As part of the Safe Schools Plan, the provinci...
Aug 11, 2020