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Sask. NDP calling for multi-sector COVID task force
Ryan Meili is calling on the Saskatchewan government to create a multi-sector task force to help deal with COVID-19.The Saskatchewan NDP leader sent a letter to Premier Scott Moe on Tuesday asking for...
Nov 24, 2020
Melfort fundraising group presents cheque to NESPCA, encourage others to do the same
The dedicated volunteers with the Melfort North East SPCA fundraising group have been busy this year and have been able to donate $14,000.Pat Rumberger told northeastNOW the group does a lot with brin...
Nov 24, 2020
New Canada Soccer president Bontis says men's and women's national teams a priority
A tenured professor at McMaster University, Nick Bontis's school bio says he's recognized internationally as a "leading strategy and management guru." Those skills -- combined with some guidance from ...
Nov 24, 2020
Top public servant says few redactions of cabinet confidences made to WE documents
OTTAWA, Ohio - The top federal public servant says only one per cent of the 5,000-plus pages of documents the government has released on the WE Charity affair were blacked out to protect cabinet confi...
Nov 24, 2020
Fox News, family of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich settle suit
NEW YORK - Fox News has reached a settlement with slain Democratic National Committee employee Seth Rich's parents, who alleged in a lawsuit that the cable news company exploited their son's death in ...
Nov 24, 2020
Families of 737 Max crash victims say plane is still unsafe, demand public inquiry
OTTAWA, Ill. - Families of Canadians killed in the Boeing 737 Max crash say the plane remains unsafe and should stay grounded, despite being cleared for takeoff by regulators in the United States. Pau...
Nov 24, 2020
2 New York City officers shot, suspected shooter killed
NEW YORK - Two New York City police officers shot and killed an off-duty college security officer on Tuesday after he opened fire and wounded them as they responded to a domestic violence call at his ...
Nov 24, 2020
Foreign minister Champagne, Conservative critic Chong spar on China at committee
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong is urging Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne to adopt a more consistent approach to getting tough with China.The Conservative foreign affairs c...
Nov 24, 2020
Fred Sasakamoose, 86, dies of complications from COVID-19
One of the NHL's first Indigenous players, the legendary Fred Sasakamoose has passed away. The 86-year-old died in hospital the afternoon of Nov. 24 after battling COVID-19. In an emotional video post...
Nov 24, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHLer, dies at 86 after presumed COVID-19 case
Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the NHL, has died after battling a presumed case of COVID-19. He was 86. Fred's son, Neil, announced his death on Tuesday in a video posted on ...
Nov 24, 2020