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Students and staff mask use 'strongly recommended' in NESD
Masking is being strongly recommended when school begins later this week in the North East School Division (NESD).The province wide masking mandate for indoor public places was lifted on July 11 but n...
Aug 30, 2021
U.S. Centers for Disease Control urges Americans to 'reconsider' travel to Canada
WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department is now urging Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada due to what the Centers for Disease Control call "high" levels of COVID-19 infection. The new Level 3 tr...
Aug 30, 2021
United States blanks Finland 3-0 to advance to women's world hockey final
CALGARY - The United States is a win away from a sixth straight women's world hockey championship. Alex Carpenter, Abbey Murphy and Kendall Coyne Schofield, with an empty-net goal, scored for the U.S....
Aug 30, 2021
Atkins believes slump is behind Blue Jays as Toronto makes late playoff push
TORONTO - General manager Ross Atkins believes his Blue Jays have put their recent slump behind them and will make another playoff push in the final five weeks of 2021. Toronto wiped out an impressive...
Aug 30, 2021
Truth Test: Is the Trudeau government profiting off of student debt?
OTTAWA - The Truth Test is a project of The Canadian Press that examines the accuracy of statements made by politicians. Each claim is researched and analyzed to provide Canadians with facts instead o...
Aug 30, 2021
Singh promises to crack down on billionaires, close corporate tax loopholes
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is recommitting to a crackdown on artful tax dodgers with high net worth. The pledge is part of a basket of measures that aim to raise revenue while lowering inequali...
Aug 30, 2021
Canada names 30-man roster to face U.S. in first stage of Rugby World Cup qualifying
Kyle Baillie, Matt Heaton and Lucas Rumball lead Canada's 30-man roster for the Rugby World Cup qualifying series against the U.S. Eagles starting Saturday in St. John's, N.L. The 22nd-ranked Canadian...
Aug 30, 2021
Ex-provincial police chief Martin Prud'homme, government reach settlement
MONTREAL - A 29-month dispute between the Quebec government and the former head of its provincial police force has concluded with Martin Prud'homme announcing his retirement. In a statement sent throu...
Aug 30, 2021
Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America's longest war
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America's longest war and closing a chapter in military history likely to be remembered for colossal f...
Aug 30, 2021
Workers call for province-wide plan, mandatory masking as school year approaches
School resumes in Saskatchewan this week, but there hasn't yet been a comprehensive set of rules around COVID-19 protocols from the provincial government. So far, they've mostly left such rules in the...
Aug 30, 2021