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Guaranteed basic income tops policy priorities for Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - A guaranteed basic income for all Canadians has emerged as the top policy choice of Liberal MPs, just as the Trudeau government is crafting its plan to help people weather the ...
Sep 12, 2020
Teachers, students doing well with some exceptions as first school week winds down
It's been one for the books, as the saying goes.A start to the 2020-21 school year unlike any other in recent memory.Parents sent their children either back to school or enrolled them in online or hom...
Sep 12, 2020
A look at five key moments in Game 7 between the Raptors and Celtics
LAKE BUENA VISTA, United States - The Toronto Raptors were eliminated from the NBA playoffs on Friday night after dropping a 92-87 decision to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Con...
Sep 12, 2020
Raptors’ season is over after a 92-87 Game 7 loss to Boston Celtics
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors' season is over, the defending NBA champions done in by turnovers.Jayson Tatum had 29 points while Jaylen Brown added 21 and the Boston Celtics beat Toront...
Sep 12, 2020
More than 50 killed at collapsed gold mine in eastern Congo
KINSHASA, Congo - More than 50 people are dead after landslides caused the collapse of three artisanal gold mines near the city of Kamituga in eastern Congo's South Kivu province on Friday, officials ...
Sep 12, 2020
City and R.M of Meadow Lake receive thousands in federal Safe Restart Canada funding
The provincial government is immediately distributing a portion of approximately $70.32 million in federal Safe Restart Canada Plan funding for all compliant Saskatchewan municipalities.The City of Me...
Sep 12, 2020
Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77
NEW YORK - Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such classics as "Pressure Drop," "Monk...
Sep 12, 2020
More than 50 killed at collapsed gold mine in eastern Congo
KINSHASA, Congo - More than 50 people are dead after landslides caused the collapse of three artisanal gold mines near the city of Kamituga in eastern Congo's South Kivu province on Friday, officials ...
Sep 12, 2020
Mayors push Liberals on plan to buy distressed properties for affordable housing
OTTAWA - Federal officials are ironing out the details of a program to help cities buy properties left vacant due to the pandemic so they can quickly create affordable housing. The governmen...
Sep 12, 2020
Iran executes man whose case drew international attention
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's state TV is reporting that the country's authorities has executed a wrestler for allegedly murdering a man after President Donald Trump asked for the 27-year-old condemned man's ...
Sep 12, 2020