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On eve of impeachment verdict, Trump tees up State of Union
WASHINGTON - Stepping to the dais in extraordinary times, President Donald Trump on Tuesday will deliver his State of the Union address on the eve of his likely impeachment acquittal and in the afterm...
Feb 04, 2020
Province says 75 per cent of inmates in Sask. jails are Indigenous
New information from the Ministry of Corrections and Policing show that three-quarters of people incarcerated in Saskatchewan correctional facilities are Indigenous.Although the government recently re...
Feb 04, 2020 Saskatoon Tribal Council chief Mark Arcand says more action is needed to address the high number of indigenous people in Saskatchewan jails. (650 CKOM)
Hyundai halts Korea output as China outbreak fallout spreads
WASHINGTON - Hyundai Motors is suspending production in South Korea, a sign that the economic fallout from China's viral outbreak is spreading. For other companies bracing for losses from coronavirus,...
Feb 04, 2020
Disney Plus hits nearly 29M subscribers in 3 months
NEW YORK - Disney said its Disney Plus streaming service reached nearly 29 million paid subscribers in less than three months, an impressive start for what the company has positioned as its future as ...
Feb 04, 2020
Macy's to close 125 stores, shed 2,000 corporate jobs
NEW YORK - Macy's said Tuesday it is closing 125 of its least productive stores and cutting 2,000 corporate jobs as the struggling department store tries to reinvent itself in the age of online shoppi...
Feb 04, 2020
Canadian Liam Millar starts for young Liverpool side in FA Cup replay
Canadian international Liam Millar started for Liverpool on Tuesday as the Premier League leaders, fielding its youngest-ever team, reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first time under ...
Feb 04, 2020
Prosecutors seek to drop rape case against California doctor
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Prosecutors on Tuesday said they will seek to drop a high-profile rape case against a California surgeon who appeared in a reality TV dating show. "There's insufficient evidence to...
Feb 04, 2020
Williams' shootout goal lifts Hurricanes past Canucks, 4-3
RALEIGH, N.C. - For the second time in four games since returning from an extended off-season, Justin Williams scored the winning goal in a shootout on Sunday as he lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a...
Feb 04, 2020
In The Rings: Steski meeting with Curling Canada described as positive step
Elite-level curlers appear to have more of a collective voice with word that Peter Steski is serving as a point person to address player concerns and issues with competition organi...
Feb 04, 2020
MPs warned to watch their words after MP asked if she'd ever considered sex work
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are being told to think twice about how they're framing the ideas they advance in the House of Commons after a Tory MP asked a New Democrat whether she'd ever considered...
Feb 04, 2020