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'Horrific:' Witness says Alberta doctor slain while working in medical clinic
RED DEER, Alta. - A witness to a fatal attack at a central Alberta medical clinic says the victim was her family doctor. The assault happened at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in ...
Aug 10, 2020

Provincial government announces $35 million to help tourism, event operators
Tourism operators in Saskatchewan struggling to make ends meet can apply for some financial relief soon.Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison and Tourism Minister Gene Makowsky announc...
Aug 10, 2020

Judge grants stay to Quebec English school boards as legal challenge plays out
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted a stay to English school boards challenging a provincial government law abolishing them, pending the outcome of a legal challenge on it...
Aug 10, 2020

New York Rangers win NHL draft lottery
TORONTO - The New York Rangers have won the NHL draft lottery. The club had a 12.5 per cent shot of securing the top pick in the second phase Monday after a placeholder secured the No. 1&nbs...
Aug 10, 2020

Trump abruptly escorted from White House briefing
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a U.S. Secret Service agent out of the White House briefing room as he was beginning a coronavirus briefing Monday afternoon. He returned m...
Aug 10, 2020

Charges laid after P.A. National Park incident
Waskesiu/Prince Albert RCMP have laid charges in connection to the incident at Prince Albert National Park in the early hours of Sunday morning.30-year-old Christopher Anthony Sanderson has been charg...
Aug 10, 2020

Melfort Arts Council recruiting new volunteers
The Melfort Arts Council is currently rejuvenating and looking to grow its memberships and recruiting volunteers.Chair of the visual arts committee Brenda Mellon said volunteers do not need to conside...
Aug 10, 2020

Ottawa sets minimum unemployment rate at 13.1 per cent for EI calculation
OTTAWA - The federal government has temporarily set a minimum unemployment rate of 13.1 per cent to calculate employment insurance benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those people living in regions...
Aug 10, 2020

RCMP investigating damage to bulldozer in R.M. of Lake Lenore
Melfort RCMP are asking the public for information regarding some property damage in the R.M. of Lake Lenore.Between July 19 and 23, suspects entered a rural property in the rural municipality and cau...
Aug 10, 2020

Canada 'deeply concerned' by crackdown in Belarus, says Champagne
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada is "deeply concerned" by a violent crackdown following presidential elections in Belarus. Dozens of people have been inju...
Aug 10, 2020