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Travel restrictions during outbreak needless and illegal, global law experts say
OTTAWA - Global health law experts say dozens of countries - including the United States and Australia - are breaking international law by imposing travel restrictions during the n...
Feb 13, 2020
Judge dismisses lieutenant governor's libel suit against CBS
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A judge on Tuesday tossed out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax against a television network he accused of slanted reporting on sexual assault allegations aga...
Feb 13, 2020
Trudeau misses deadline for disclosing private interests to ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has run afoul of federal ethics rules yet again - this time missing the deadline for filing a financial disclosure statement with the ethics commissioner. Every ...
Feb 13, 2020
Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird decides to stay out of leadership race
OTTAWA - Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird says he's not running to lead the federal Conservative party. "I sincerely appreciate all the emails, phone calls and offers of time and e...
Feb 13, 2020
Smollett case could jeopardize career of top prosecutor
CHICAGO - The decision by a grand jury to restore charges against Jussie Smollett could jeopardize the career of the first black woman to hold Chicago's top law enforcement job. The indictment drew a ...
Feb 13, 2020
CN shuts down eastern rail network, FSIN and Hoback weigh in
Canadian National Railway Co. says it must shut down its entire train network in Eastern Canada due to protesters blockades.The company says that means stopping all transcontinental trains across its ...
Feb 13, 2020 (Canadian National Railway Company/Facebook)
Saskatoon retrofits fleet so residents can get a good night's sleep
SASKATOON - It's not quite the sound of silence, but residents of Saskatoon might sleep more peacefully now that the city has replaced backup alarms on some of its maintenance vehi...
Feb 13, 2020
Next Man Up: Raptors keep winning despite consistently missing key players
TORONTO - Nick Nurse's ability to roll with the roster punches goes back to his D League days, when he rarely knew from one game to the next which players he'd have in uniform. And so it wasn't surpri...
Feb 13, 2020
Depleted Wolfpack beaten by Wigan, suffer third straight Super League loss
WIGAN, England - The depleted Toronto Wolfpack suffered their third straight Super League loss, beaten 32-10 by the Wigan Warriors on Thursday. For the third consecutive week, the transatlantic r...
Feb 13, 2020
La Ronge council stops redevelopment of Patterson Park
The redevelopment of Patterson Park will stop after La Ronge resident Heather Bernardin told council they were missing the mark when it came to planning. She made the comment at a regular council meet...
Feb 13, 2020 La Ronge Mayor Ron Woytowich said it could take months before a master plan is in place. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)