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Met Opera cuts season by 3 1/2 months, to shorten some shows
NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera season is getting shorter, along with some of its shows. The Met said Monday it is pushing back opening night by nearly 3 1/2 months to the latest start in the compan...
Jun 01, 2020

Most federal candidates saw false information as problem, survey suggests
OTTAWA - A newly released survey report suggests nearly two-thirds of candidates in the last federal election felt there was a problem with the spread of false information online. The survey, conducte...
Jun 01, 2020

Report into federal election leaders' debates suggests permanent commission
OTTAWA - The official review of the leaders' debates from the last federal election suggests the organizing body be made permanent, but who gets to participate needs some tweaking. The report of ...
Jun 01, 2020

Climate change behind increases in extreme rain danger: scientists
The rains soaked southern Alberta for days, unrelenting, saturating soil already sodden with melting snow - and before long Calgary was awash as rivers overflowed their banks. The province d...
Jun 01, 2020

Melfort Salvation Army Store to reopen on Monday
The Melfort Salvation Army store will reopen to the public on June 8.The store closed its doors back in March as public health guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic came into effect.Captain Rick Rob...
Jun 01, 2020

Canada's Olympic, Paralympic athletes return to sport with help of $5 million
TORONTO - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes will return to sport with the help of $5 million. The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees and Own The Podium came up with the money to ge...
Jun 01, 2020

Nearly 26,000 nursing home COVID-19 deaths reported to feds
WASHINGTON - Federal health authorities have received reports of nearly 26,000 nursing home residents dying from COVID-19, according to materials prepared for the nation's governors. That number is pa...
Jun 01, 2020

New physicians coming to the northeast
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has hired three new doctors that will call local communities home.Dr. Negin Amiri Ghahfarokhi and her husband, Dr. Ali Vaseghi, will provide physician services ...
Jun 01, 2020

Violence-stricken US cities clean up, brace for more unrest
WASHINGTON - A country convulsed by violent protests picked up the pieces Monday and braced for more trouble amid a coast-to-coast outpouring of rage over police killings of black people. President Do...
Jun 01, 2020

Saskatoon-based video game highlights Canada’s contributions in Second World War
Michael Long grew up in Saskatoon playing Second World War video games that almost always highlighted the Allies' victories using either British or American soldiers.Rarely, if ever, is Canada and it'...
Jun 01, 2020