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Ball diamonds, soccer fields and basketball courts re-opening in Melfort
The City of Melfort is re-opening a number of recreational facilities Monday, June 22.It's all part of Phase 4.1 of the provincial government's Re-open Saskatchewan plan."Our baseball diamonds, soccer...
Jun 22, 2020
Feds lay out guidelines for returning public servants to workplaces
OTTAWA - Canada's roughly 250,000 federal public servants are being primed for an eventual return to their workplaces, though many are expected to continue working remotely for the foreseeable fu...
Jun 22, 2020
Did TikTok teens, K-Pop fans punk Trump's comeback rally?
OAKLAND, Calif. - Did teens, TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music troll the president of the United States? For more than a week before Donald Trump's first campaign rally in three months on Satu...
Jun 22, 2020
Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba easing more COVID-19 restrictions
Quebec, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are all easing more of the restrictions they implemented to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quebec, which accounts for just over half of Canada's COVID...
Jun 22, 2020
A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...
Jun 22, 2020
Shakira, Dwayne Johnson highlight coronavirus equity concert
NEW YORK - Dwayne Johnson will host and Shakira, Miley Cyrus and Jennifer Hudson will perform on a globally broadcast concert calling on world leaders to make coronavirus tests and treatment available...
Jun 22, 2020
Amid pandemic, Live Nation announces drive-in concert series
NEW YORK - Tour promoter Live Nation has announced its first-ever drive-in concerts series in the U.S. for July, months after the live music industry has been on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandem...
Jun 22, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on June 22, 2020: There are 101,337 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 54,766 confirmed (incl...
Jun 22, 2020
China to Canada PM: Stop 'irresponsible remarks' on spy case
BEIJING - China told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday to "stop making irresponsible remarks" after he said Beijing's decision to charge two Canadians with spying was linked to his country's arr...
Jun 22, 2020
Wirecard scandal: Accounts worth billions likely don't exist
BERLIN - German payment service provider Wirecard said Monday it has concluded that two accounts that were supposed to contain 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) probably don't exist, deepening troubles...
Jun 22, 2020