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Africa passes 1M confirmed virus cases; true number far more
JOHANNESBURG - Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts tell The Associated Press the true toll is likely several times higher. That reflects the gaping...
Aug 06, 2020

London Marathon to feature only elite runners, unique route
LONDON - The pandemic-delayed London Marathon will be staged on Oct. 4 using a different route than usual and with only elite runners participating. Rather than starting in Greenwich in east London, t...
Aug 06, 2020

CFL governors expected to be brought up to speed on Ottawa loan discussion
TORONTO - The CFL's board of governors was expected to be brought up to date Thursday on the league's discussion with Ottawa on an interest-free loan. The CFL sent the federal government a reques...
Aug 06, 2020

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil:
a fiscal hawk with a folksy demeanour
HALIFAX - During more than six years as Nova Scotia premier, Stephen McNeil earned a reputation as an ardent fiscal conservative who wasn't shy about taking on the province's public sec...
Aug 06, 2020

Aces make Welsh international hooker Matty Fozard their third player signing
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces have signed hooker Matty Fozard, making the Welsh international their third player signing. French international halfback Louis Jouffret and scrum half Tom Gilmore were Ottawa...
Aug 06, 2020

19th COVID related death in Saskatchewan
The province has recorded one more death related to COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The person was in the Regina region and was in their 70s. A total of 19 people have now died from the virus in the provinc...
Aug 06, 2020

Sask. RCMP's Commanding Officer accepts job offer in B.C.
After nearly two years in Saskatchewan, the province's top RCMP officer is moving on.Commanding Officer Mark Fisher accepted a job as deputy chief of the Oak Bay Police Service in B.C. where he previo...
Aug 06, 2020

Elections Canada recalculates, says voter turnout last fall higher than 2015
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says voter turnout in last fall's federal election was actually slightly higher than the 2015 election. The independent agency initially reported a slight decl...
Aug 06, 2020

A timeline of the controversy around WE, the Liberals and a student program
OTTAWA - A timeline of events regarding the Canada Student Service Grant program, based on public documents, events and statements from cabinet ministers, government officials, and WE Charity: March 6...
Aug 06, 2020

Capitol negotiators trade broadsides on stalled virus aid
WASHINGTON - The rival sides in bumpy congressional negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief package exchanged public broadsides rather than constructive concessions Thursday as they stumbled toward a s...
Aug 06, 2020