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FBI offers US$1M reward in kidnapping of Coleman and Boyle
OTTAWA - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to US$1 million for information directly leading to the arrest or prosecution of those responsible for the abduction of Caitlan ...
May 13, 2020

Four new cases of COVID-19 in La Loche, province extends State of Emergency
All four of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 cases are in the La Loche area and while numbers are low, the provincial State of Emergency was extended for another two weeks.The new cases bring the provincial to...
May 13, 2020

After profitable 2019, Blue Bombers brace for austerity in 2020
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have reported an overall operating profit of $3.5 million for the 2019 season, but their bottom line for 2020 is looking far darker. A rosy report for 2019 wa...
May 13, 2020

PM wants answers from China, other countries on early days of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are many questions for countries, particularly China, around the origins of COVID-19 and how they reacted in the early days of the pandemic. At the sa...
May 13, 2020

UN forecasts pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%
TANZANIA, Tanzania - The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2% this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s....
May 13, 2020

Officials failed to protect Montreal's vulnerable neighbourhoods, activists say
MONTREAL - Some of Montreal's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods appear to be bearing the brunt of the city's COVID-19 numbers, leading community organizers to question why more wasn't done to protect ...
May 13, 2020

Virus restrictions fuel anti-government 'boogaloo' movement
SILVER SPRING, Md. - They carry high-powered rifles and wear tactical gear, but their Hawaiian shirts and leis are what stand out in the crowds that have formed at state capital buildings to protest C...
May 13, 2020

SaskPower reminding public to be careful working around power lines
It is seeding time in Saskatchewan and farmers are out in the fields working to get this year's crop in the ground.As this is going on SaskPower wants to remind farmers to be aware of power lines and ...
May 13, 2020

NDP calls for universal sick-leave benefits as people return to work
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says all Canadians should have access to two weeks of sick leave benefits as provinces start moving to reopen their economies. He says they will otherwise face a...
May 13, 2020

Toronto FC groundskeeper
'very, very, very happy" with BMO Field pitch
TORONTO - While Major League Soccer has been on hiatus since March 12 because of the global pandemic, Robert Heggie has been hard at work. Toronto FC's director of groundskeeping and a skeleton c...
May 13, 2020