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Eight new COVID-19 cases reported, no recoveries, 1 person in hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority reported eight new COVID-19 cases in the province on Sunday. Three of the new cases are from the Saskatoon area, two are from the Central East, and one each are from ...
Sep 06, 2020

Canada's top lawyer hopes to inspire more indigenous youth
The first indigenous president of the Canadian Bar Association has a Saskatchewan connection. Brad Regehr was born and raised in Manitoba but is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Sandy Bay...
Sep 06, 2020

Nick Cordero, actor who died from COVID-19, to get online memorial tribute
TORONTO - A memorial tribute to Nick Cordero, the Canadian stage icon who died from COVID-19 in July, is set to air on a new streaming platform tonight. The tribute, which is free ...
Sep 06, 2020

City won't waste John Oliver's donation, on 1 condition
DANBURY, Conn. - A Connecticut city won't waste an opportunity to get a sizeable donation from comedian John Oliver about a weeks-long joke pertaining to the name of a sewage plant in the area. Danbur...
Sep 06, 2020

Pilot-desperate air force sees nine aviators rejoin amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force's attempts to capitalize on the layoffs that have ravaged Canada's commercial airline industry during the COVID-19 pandemic have had some early - albeit extr...
Sep 06, 2020

Gasly surprise Italian GP winner as Hamilton given penalty, Canada's Stoll 3rd
AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly claimed an unlikely victory at the Italian Grand Prix after a thrilling race which saw world champion Lewis Hamilton given a 10-second stop-go penalty and both Ferraris ...
Sep 06, 2020

Turnout for Day 1 of advance voting during N.B. election unusually high
FREDERICTON - Voters have turned out in unusually high numbers for advance polls in New Brunswick, with the chief electoral officer saying she believes people are eager to avoid election day lineups d...
Sep 06, 2020

Census Bureau must temporarily halt winding down operations.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The U.S. Census Bureau for now must stop following a plan that would have it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September, according to a federal ...
Sep 06, 2020
Staff member with COVID-19 delays start of school year for Indian Head Elementary School
While most schools in the province prepare to reopen their doors, there will be a delay for Indian Head Elementary School.A staff member of the school, east of Regina, has tested positive for COVID-19...
Sep 06, 2020

Indigenous genocide finding hangs over Canada's Myanmar court intervention
OTTAWA - Cries of the pot calling the kettle black are emerging after Canada joined an international genocide lawsuit against Myanmar, because the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous...
Sep 06, 2020