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Canada gives $790M to help vaccinate in more vulnerable countries
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will put $790 million toward vaccinating the world's more vulnerable populations through the Global Alliance for Vaccine Innov...
May 12, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps set to start individual workouts outdoors at training facility
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have got the green light to start individual outdoor workouts at their training facility, with sessions slated to start Tuesday. The MLS club said its plan for volu...
May 12, 2020
USask announces tuition plans for the 2020/21 academic year
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is implementing a tuition freeze for 2020/21 for a majority of its programs due to the impacts of COVID-19 on students. "We know tuition is a significant investm...
May 12, 2020
Trudeau promises 'stronger measures' for screening at Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - Justin Trudeau says Canada will need stronger screening measures to deal with an anticipated increase in the number of people entering the country from the United States. But the prime mi...
May 12, 2020
India's prime minister announces huge virus relief package
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Tuesday that the government will spend more than $260 billion, the equivalent of nearly 10% of the country's GDP, on a coronavirus economic re...
May 12, 2020
Elon Musk becomes champion of defying virus stay-home orders
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has emerged as a champion of defying stay-home orders intended to stop the coronavirus from spreading, picking up support - as well as critics - on social media. Among the supporte...
May 12, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:33 a.m. Ontario is reporting 361 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 56 more deaths. That brings the province to a total ...
May 12, 2020
Battleford Legion #9 Pipes and Drums Commemorate VE Day
VE Day 75 recognizes 75 years since the formal acceptance by the allied nations, of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. German military leaders signed the surrender documents i...
May 12, 2020
Some Canadian universities say fall classes will be offered primarily online
Some Canadian universities say classes this fall will be offered primarily online as uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic continues. In recent days, McGill University, the University of Br...
May 12, 2020
Complaints about 'arbitrary' nature of lockdown boundary
There's increasing frustration for some people who are unable to get to communities for leisure purposes within the large Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), which is currently under...
May 12, 2020