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8 young children drown in river in southwestern Chinese city
BEIJING - Eight children drowned in a river in southwestern China after one fell in and the others jumped in to help, state media said Monday. The children, described as elementary-school age, had gon...
Jun 22, 2020
Mexico will resume sending workers after deal on better COVID-19 protections
OTTAWA - The Mexican government says it will resume sending farm workers to Canada after securing promises for more inspections and oversight to curb outbreaks of COVID-19. At least two Mexican m...
Jun 21, 2020
WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases
GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours. The UN health agency...
Jun 21, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 3:44 p.m. ET on June 21, 2020: There are 101,306 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,766 confirm...
Jun 21, 2020
P.A. woman's quest to complete half marathon becomes family affair
Prince Albert's Sue Guidinger has turned a lemon into lemonade The 66-year-old was supposed to compete this weekend at the annual marathon in Banff. But due to COVID-19, the event was cancelled and a ...
Jun 21, 2020
Province sees largest one-day increase in COVID-19 cases during past month
Sunday saw Saskatchewan have its biggest one-day jump in new COVID-19 cases in just over a month. The Saskatchewan Health Authority confirmed 20 new cases, the most since the 21 cases that arose on Ma...
Jun 21, 2020
Dimitrov positive for COVID-19, exhibition event cancelled
ZAGREB, Croatia - Grigor Dimitrov has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of an exhibition event in Croatia where top-ranked Novak Djokovic was due to play in the final. Goran Iv...
Jun 21, 2020
Family of 62-year-old man who died after police shooting call for inquiry
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Relatives of a 62-year-old man who died after a police-involved shooting west of Toronto say they don't trust the province's police watchdog to investigate the incident. ...
Jun 21, 2020
Dimitrov positive for COVID-19, exhibition event cancelled
Grigor Dimitrov said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of an exhibition event in Croatia where top-ranked Novak Djokovic was scheduled to play. Dimitrov, ranked N...
Jun 21, 2020
MMSA excited to get back on the field as Phase Four of Re-Open Plan begins
Monday will mark the return of softball in the province, as the beginning of Phase Four of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan will be put into action. Melfort Minor Softball Association (MMSA) President Ki...
Jun 21, 2020