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The Amazing Race Melfort seeking competitors
Amid difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic, a community in the northeast has come up with a unique event idea.The Amazing Race Melfort is set to take place on the afternoon of August 15 where 10 teams...
Jul 30, 2020

AP source: 17th Marlin tests positive; no Phillies player
NEW YORK - Another player with the Miami Marlins has tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the team's outbreak total to 17 players, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Phila...
Jul 30, 2020

Jays series in doubt after two Phillies staff members test positive for COVID-19
The Toronto Blue Jays' upcoming series in Philadelphia is in doubt after the Phillies reported that two staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The team said all activity at Citizens Bank Park has...
Jul 30, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify today on WE Charity controversy
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will be in the hot seat today for a rare prime ministerial appearance at a House of Commons committee, facing questions about his role in the simmering controversy involving th...
Jul 30, 2020

Quebec judge who asked woman to remove hijab in court to offer apology
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge who refused to allow a Muslim woman to appear in court wearing a hijab in 2015 will apologize. In an undated notice published online, the province's judic...
Jul 30, 2020

Sinkhole opens on Central Avenue
A new sinkhole at the north end of Central Avenue is expected to be repaired by the end of the day. Water and sewer manager Geoff Soderberg told paNOW it's unclear what caused the road to cave in, but...
Jul 30, 2020

Full appeals court to review dismissal of Flynn case
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court said it plans to review a decision ordering the dismissal of the Justice Department's case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn. The action...
Jul 30, 2020

NDP recommends more testing, lower class sizes when reopening schools
The provincial opposition party is laying out a seven-point plan on how it believes the government should bring schools back in the fall.The NDP recommendations include increasing testing and contact ...
Jul 30, 2020

COVID-19 and hot weather keeping community gardens busy
Community gardens have seen a growing interest this year in people testing out their green thumbs, thanks to COVID-19.Chris Hambleton, a civil lawyer for the provincial government, has gardened at the...
Jul 30, 2020

Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies at 74
ATLANTA - Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of a major pizza chain who went on to become an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, has died of complications fro...
Jul 30, 2020