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10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede
JERUSALEM - At least 10 children and teens younger than 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel, according to a partial list of names publi...
May 01, 2021

Financial support program for small business extended by Saskatchewan government
Small businesses in Saskatchewan ordered to close or reduce their operations because of COVID-19 have an extra month to get financial support from a provincial government program.Applications to the S...
May 01, 2021

'Relatively bleak:' Post-secondary students face rising debt and few summer jobs
CALGARY - Michelle Benz thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school after being laid off from the oil and gas sector six years ago. She completed her bachelor of urban planning at th...
May 01, 2021

Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO
KABUL - The final phase of ending America's "forever war" in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer. President Jo...
May 01, 2021

'Relatively bleak:' Post-secondary students face rising debt and few summer jobs
CALGARY - Michelle Benz thought she was playing it smart when she went back to school after being laid off from the oil and gas sector six years ago. She completed her bachelor of urban planning at th...
May 01, 2021

Northern Lights Palace Pool opening in Melfort on Monday
After over a year of being closed to the public, the Northern Lights Palace Pool in Melfort will be reopening to the public.The pool shut its doors back in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit Sask...
May 01, 2021

The COVID-Zero approach: Why Atlantic Canada excels at slowing the spread of COVID-19
HALIFAX - Canadians living outside the Atlantic region could be forgiven for rolling their eyes when Nova Scotia called in the military this week, having reported just 96 new cases of COVID-19 on Tues...
May 01, 2021

Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO
KABUL - The final phase of ending America's "forever war" in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer. President Jo...
May 01, 2021

Hungary reopens for people holding COVID-19 immunity cards
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary on Saturday loosened several COVID-19 restrictions for people with government-issued immunity cards, the latest in a series of reopening measures that have followed an ambi...
May 01, 2021

Diplomats from 5 nations resuming Iran nuclear talks
VIENNA - High-ranking diplomats from China, Germany, France, Russia and Britain are set to resume talks Saturday focused on bringing the United States back into their landmark nuclear deal with Iran. ...
May 01, 2021