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Trudeau promises $75M more for off-reserve Indigenous services in pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is sending $75 million to organizations that help Indigenous people living in urban areas and off reserves through the COVID-19 pande...
May 21, 2020

Quebec retailers see slower sales, changed customer behaviour since reopening
MONTREAL - More than two weeks after being allowed to reopen following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, Quebec store owners are finding that permission to open up doesn't mean a return to ...
May 21, 2020

Saskatchewan Residents Reminded To Take Precautions For Hantavirus
The Government of Saskatchewan is urging residents to take precautions and be mindful about the risk of hantavirus this spring in areas where rodents might be present. Exposure is most likely to occur...
May 21, 2020

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Applied Research Student Showcase goes Virtual
Student Showcase shared 39 project videos celebrating student applied research May 21,2020Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Applied Research Student Showcase featured 39 project videos focused on solving rea...
May 21, 2020

US existing home sales plunge 17.8% in April
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that last mon...
May 21, 2020

Nearly 39 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON - More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns two months...
May 21, 2020

Cross-border business interests call for joint Canada, U.S. post-COVID effort
WASHINGTON - A prominent cross-border lobby group wants Canada and the United States to join forces for an integrated North American approach to the new post-pandemic global economy. Th...
May 21, 2020

Tisdale RCMP looking for help in identifying suspect in theft
The Tisdale RCMP are looking to the public for help in identifying the suspect for a theft that happened five months ago in the community.The theft occurred on the Dec. 29, 2019 at a business on the 9...
May 21, 2020

COVID-19 economic slowdown has cut air pollution in Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Environment Canada research scientists say the COVID-19-induced economic slowdown is leading to cleaner air in many Canadian cities. Chris McLinden and Debora Griffin say remote satellit...
May 21, 2020

US says it's pulling out of Open Skies surveillance treaty
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration notified international partners on Thursday that it is pulling out of a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct unarmed, observation flights over each othe...
May 21, 2020