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B.C. migrant, undocumented workers rally for permanent residency program
VANCOUVER - Migrant workers and advocates called for a "just recovery" from the COVID-19 pandemic during a digital rally on Saturday. Chit Arma, who chairs the Migrant Workers Centre in Vancouver, say...
Sep 19, 2020
Fatal vehicle collision south of Stanley Mission
One person has died as a result of a single-vehicle collision on Highway 915, that occurred 15 kilometres south of Stanley Mission at 3:50 a.m. Saturday morning. Of the five occupants in the car, one ...
Sep 19, 2020
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan president tests positive for COVID-19
The president of Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan has tested positive for COVID-19.In a Facebook post on Friday, the Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan page confirmed president Glen McCallum tested positive for the cor...
Sep 19, 2020
Some highlights from the life and career of former prime minister John Turner
TORONTO - Some highlights from the life and career of former prime minister John Turner: June 7, 1929: John Napier Wyndham Turner is born in Richmond, England. 1932: Turner and his mother move to Brit...
Sep 19, 2020
11 new COVID-19 cases, 2 from outbreak in Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 11 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, five from Regina, two from Saskatoon, two from the South Central zone, and one each from the Central West and Central ...
Sep 19, 2020
Canada's Jeff (The Silencer) Smith beaten in 2nd round of World Series of Darts
SALZBURG, Austria - Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith lost 6-3 Saturday to eighth-seeded James (The Machine) Wade in the second round of the 300,000-pound ($511,760) Bwin World Series of Darts Finals...
Sep 19, 2020
Canada's Shapovalov beats Dimitrov to advance to semis at Italian Open
ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through to the semifinals of the Italian Open. The No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., edged No. 15 seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinals Saturd...
Sep 19, 2020
QuickQuotes: Public figures react to death of former prime minister John Turner
Former prime minister John Turner, who led the country for just 79 days in the summer of 1984, has died at 91. News of his death Saturday sparked an outpouring of tributes online from fellow politicia...
Sep 19, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert:Former prime minister John Turner dead at 91
OTTAWA - Former prime minister John Turner, dubbed "Canada's Kennedy" when he first arrived in Ottawa in the 1960s, has died at the age of 91. Marc Kealey, a former aide speaking on behalf o...
Sep 19, 2020
Astros' Verlander to have elbow surgery, miss rest of season
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the season. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner announced the news Saturday on his Instagram account in a 1 1...
Sep 19, 2020