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Extra weeks to be added to COVID-19 benefits for workers, parents, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is adding 12 weeks of eligibility to two key benefits for unemployed workers and parents at home with children. The extra life for th...
Feb 19, 2021
Blue Jays GM Atkins sees many benefits to Guerrero Jr.'s off-season weight loss
DUNEDIN, Fla. - General manager Ross Atkins can't wait to see slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s busy off-season translate on the baseball field this year for the Toronto Blue Jays. Guerrero spent a lot ...
Feb 19, 2021
'He saw dead people.' Inquiry learns about the mental decline of Lionel Desmond
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Lionel Desmond experienced severe mental decline and horrible visions after he served as an infantryman in the Afghanistan war, a fatality inquiry in Nova Scotia learned Friday...
Feb 19, 2021
Extra weeks to be added to COVID-19 benefits for workers, parents, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is adding 12 weeks of eligibility to two key benefits for unemployed workers and parents at home with children. The extra life for th...
Feb 19, 2021
Toronto FC president Bill Manning says Toronto FC will open 2021 season in Florida
Toronto FC will open the 2021 regular season in Florida due to pandemic-related travel restrictions. Tampa has been mentioned as a possible home. The MLS club also has ties to Orlando, having held tra...
Feb 19, 2021
'Java 4 Jett' raising money for four-year-old battling inoperable cancer
At the beginning of the month, four-year-old boy Jett Reis and his parents Larisa and Manny received some life-altering news.Jett was diagnosed with an aggressive and inoperable brain cancer, diffuse ...
Feb 19, 2021
Provincial opposition won't deter federal action on municipal handgun bans, PM says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signalled today the federal government won't let provincial opposition stand in the way of municipalities that want to work with Ottawa to ban handguns. Trudeau ...
Feb 19, 2021
Team Sask. skip Sherry Anderson ready to hit the ice in Calgary Curling Bubble
To throw rocks into the house at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Sherry Anderson and her team need to spend a lot of time in their hotel room first."I couldn't really tell you what's happening in t...
Feb 19, 2021
Melfort Kin toilet drop fundraiser continues this weekend
In just one week, residents of Saskatchewan will be asked to 'ring those phones' for Telemiracle 45.The telethon will look different this year as will many community fundraisers. The Melfort Kinsmen a...
Feb 19, 2021
Trial cancelled for weapons bust suspects following stay of proceedings
A trial was no longer required this week for two people charged in connection to a weapons bust in Prince Albert, as the Crown entered a stay of proceedings on all charges.Christy Simaganis and Vance ...
Feb 19, 2021