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Hermes plays with depth in Surrealist Paris show
PARIS - Hermes headlined Saturday's installment of Paris Fashion Week with a cinematic, surrealist runway staging, but the lack of celebrities attending and the patchy drizzle put a slight dampener on...
Oct 03, 2020

'Justice for Joyce' rally planned in Montreal to honour Indigenous woman
MONTREAL - A protest is planned in Montreal in honour of an Indigenous woman who was subjected to insults as she lay dying in hospital. The Native Women's Shelter is organizing the "Justice ...
Oct 03, 2020

Trump at military hospital; new cases among allies emerge
WASHINGTON - A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, as new cases emerged among some of his top advisers and allies. A...
Oct 03, 2020

Saskatoon under air quality advisory
The Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment has issued an air quality advisory for the City of Saskatoon, due to smoke from a salvage yard fire north of the city and south of Martensville.The advisor...
Oct 03, 2020

'A lot of positives:' Western farmers wrap up harvest early, look to improved prices
EDMONTON - A long, lingering fall across much of the Prairies is putting crops in the bin early this year, allowing farmers to take advantage of improving prices. "We'll be having Thanksgiving supper ...
Oct 03, 2020

Trump at military hospital; new cases among allies emerge
WASHINGTON - A feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was spending the weekend at a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, as new cases emerged among some of his top advisers and allies. A...
Oct 03, 2020

Green party's new leader will be announced tonight
OTTAWA - The Green Party of Canada is on the verge of having a new leader. The winner will be named in Ottawa tonight after what will be the biggest leadership contest the Greens have ever had. Nearly...
Oct 03, 2020

Second wave killing fewer Canadians but is no reason to let down guard, doctors warn
OTTAWA - Seven months into the pandemic, medical experts have a better idea of how to treat COVID-19 and how to keep it out of high-risk settings which means there are far fewer people dying of the vi...
Oct 03, 2020

Bob Gibson, Hall of Fame ace for Cardinals, dies at 84
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 season wi...
Oct 02, 2020

India's COVID-19 fatalities top 100,000, behind US, Brazil
NEW DELHI - India crossed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, putting the country's toll at nearly 10% of the global fatalities and behind only the United States and Brazil. The Health Mini...
Oct 02, 2020