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Trump to sign order keeping meat processing plants open
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday meant to stave off a shortage of chicken, pork and other meat on American supermarket shelves because of the coronavirus. The o...
Apr 28, 2020
One new case of COVID-19, provincial total at 366
There is one new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number to 366. The latest case is in the province's Regina region. There was no increase today in reported cases in either the Far...
Apr 28, 2020 Dr. Saqib Shahab — Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Manitoba premier says sports 'back of the pack' as province plans reopening
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says big public events, including professional sports, will be on the back burner when the province announces plans to reopen sectors of its economy that we...
Apr 28, 2020
North Carolina governor OKs NASCAR to race at Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The governor of North Carolina said Tuesday that NASCAR can go forward with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway without fans in attendance at the end of May unless health c...
Apr 28, 2020
In a new podcast, Bogdanovich tries to make sense of it all
LOS ANGELES - Podcasts make sense to Peter Bogdanovich, even if so much else doesn't. "It's like radio," Bogdanovich said recently from his home in Los Angeles. "I grew up with radio. My first love wa...
Apr 28, 2020
Despite risks, auto workers step up to make medical gear
DETROIT - Cindy Parkhurst could have stayed home collecting most of her pay while the Ford plant where she normally works remains closed due to coronavirus fears. Instead, she along with hundreds of w...
Apr 28, 2020
French decision to halt sports until September adds to rugby league's uncertainty
The challenge of restarting England's rugby league season grew even more complicated Tuesday with news that the French government has banned all major sporting events until September. Catalan Dragons ...
Apr 28, 2020
Study on early humans sheds new light on old stories about animals and alcohol
CALGARY - Research is shedding new light on old stories about the relationship between animals and alcohol. University of Calgary anthropologist Mareike Janiak started by asking how ea...
Apr 28, 2020
Gloomy summer looms as pandemic cancels US festivals, trips
HARTFORD, Conn. - Thelma Uranga is sprucing up her back deck in Chicago, hoping to host some small gatherings to take the place of the summer's usual neighbourhood festivals built on music, food and t...
Apr 28, 2020
Spread of COVID-19 slows down, but projections show more deaths expected: Tam
OTTAWA - New models released by the federal government show a pandemic paradox is playing out in Canada as more people die from COVID-19, even as the increase in new cases slows down. Canada's ch...
Apr 28, 2020