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Sask. Party candidate resigns after online activity linked to QAnon supporters surfaces
Saskatchewan Party candidate Daryl Cooper has resigned his nomination ahead of Saskatchewan's provincial election.Cooper, a candidate for the Saskatoon Eastview riding, resigned after now-deleted soci...
Oct 04, 2020
Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform
ROME - Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the "magic theories" of market capitalism have failed and that the world needs a new type of politics that promotes dialogue and solid...
Oct 04, 2020
Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform
ROME - Pope Francis says the coronavirus pandemic has proven that the "magic theories" of market capitalism have failed and that the world needs a new type of politics that promotes dialogue and solid...
Oct 04, 2020
'I don't want to go through this ever in my life again,' LTC resident tells inquiry
One by one, residents of Ontario's long-term care homes described the emotional devastation caused by the COVID-19 lockdown to an independent inquiry - and implored the governments ...
Oct 04, 2020
Manitoba's chief public health officer discusses lessons learned during pandemic
WINNIPEG - A little more than six months into Manitoba's COVID-19 state of emergency, the province's chief public health officer says there have been lessons learned in terms of fighting the novel cor...
Oct 04, 2020
Saskatchewan Country Closeup highlights homegrown talent
A new segment on Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG) radio station sites in Saskatchewan will help promote local artists throughout the province.Saskatchewan Country Closeup is a digitally syndicated ...
Oct 04, 2020
Joyce Echaquan's death highlights systemic racism in health care, experts say
MONTREAL - The fate of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman who died in a Quebec hospital after filming staff insulting her, is a tragic example of the systemic racism many Indigenous people face when ...
Oct 04, 2020
Experts, national parents group, call for specialized proton therapy clinic in Canada
HALIFAX - An advocacy group for children's cancer research says it's time Canada makes an advanced form of radiotherapy, called proton beam therapy, more widely available. Canada is the only G7 countr...
Oct 04, 2020
Bob Rae brings tough talk to UN diplomacy, including Security Council
OTTAWA - Two months after Canada lost the election to the United Nations Security Council, the country's new ambassador was there anyway, speaking frankly about the Syrian civil war. He wasn't making ...
Oct 04, 2020
'Saturday Night Live' recreates debate in 46th season opener
LOS ANGELES - "Saturday Night Live" went political with a parody of this week's presidential debate, Chris Rock's jab at President Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion's message supporting Black peopl...
Oct 04, 2020