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After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election
WASHINGTON - Despite President-elect Joe Biden's victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump is "100% within his rights" to question election results and consider legal...
Nov 09, 2020

Ukraine's president tests positive for COVID-19
MOSCOW - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced Monday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and will be working in self-isolation while being treated. "There are no lucky people ...
Nov 09, 2020

Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada in early 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada early next year, but warns that won't bring an immediate resolution to the pandemic currently seeing a resurgenc...
Nov 09, 2020

Province records highest daily total of COVID cases, another death
There are 190 new COVID-19 cases to report in Saskatchewan - exceeding Sunday's total as the highest daily total to date.The new tally brings the provincial total to 4,087 cases. The new cases are loc...
Nov 09, 2020

Not criminally responsible: Alek Minassian's likely defence, explained
TORONTO - The trial for a man who killed 10 people when he drove a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk is expected to hear defence lawyers argue this week that 28-year-old Alek Minassian should be found ...
Nov 09, 2020

Rules tightened for visitors to N.S. from outside Atlantic after COVID-19 cases spike
HALIFAX - In a bid to subdue a small but sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, Nova Scotia has introduced strict new rules for people arriving in the province from outside the Atlantic region. With 15 new c...
Nov 09, 2020

Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott left angry and bitter over team's demise
TORONTO - One week after Super League rejected the Toronto Wolfpack's bid for reinstatement, Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott remains angry, bitter and incredulous. "I won't pull any punches," said the ...
Nov 09, 2020

Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes w...
Nov 09, 2020

Possible COVID-19 exposure in Sask. communities including Prince Albert
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of several potential exposures to COVID-19. Here is a list of the following businesses where a person or persons attended while likely infecti...
Nov 09, 2020

Terry Fox among notable Canadians on shortlist for new $5 bill
OTTAWA - Terry Fox, who captivated a nation as he ran to raise awareness and money for cancer research, is among a group of notable Canadians shortlisted to appear on the new $5 bill. Fox is among the...
Nov 09, 2020