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US officials: Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House
WASHINGTON - Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony on Sept. 15, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The officials said senior deleg...
Sep 08, 2020

Canadians maintain strong trust in doctors and scientists during pandemic
OTTAWA - Canadians appear to still have solid faith in doctors and scientists nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic. A new survey done for Proof Strategies over the Labour Day weekend suggests ...
Sep 08, 2020
Government approves $51 million in additional funding for safe return to school
The Government of Saskatchewan has approved more funding to schools in the province for equipment, staff and cleaning supplies.According to a media release, the government announced $51 million for Sa...
Sep 08, 2020

CONCACAF pushes back start of 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign to March 2021
TORONTO - Canada will have to wait until at least March to start its qualifying journey for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. CONCACAF's already-delayed qualifiers were to start in the FIFA international m...
Sep 08, 2020

Charges: 2 killed detective, informant in robbery attempt
CLEVELAND - Two teenagers were charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a Cleveland police detective and another man during what authorities said was a robbery attempt. David McDaniel Jr., 18, of Clevela...
Sep 08, 2020

Canadian lawyers demand freedom for ailing, hunger-striking 'Mandela of Iran'
OTTAWA - The Canadian legal team for an imprisoned Iranian human-rights lawyer is calling for federal sanctions and United Nations intervention as she wages a life-threatening hunger strike entering i...
Sep 08, 2020

Melfort Fire responds to pair of blazes over long weekend
The Melfort Fire Department was kept busy this long weekend.On Friday, Sept. 4, crews were called to a structure fire on Higgins Ave West around 8 p.m. where a shed was fully engulfed.Crews made sure ...
Sep 08, 2020

N.B. Liberal leader promises to put province's economic agency 'on steroids'
FREDERICTON - Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers says the province needs a growth agenda, not what he says are austerity and cuts promoted by Premier Blaine Higgs. Vickers told a business audience ...
Sep 08, 2020

Liberals extend commercial rent-relief program for last time
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending its commercial rent-relief program one last time. The Liberals say the program that aims to help small businesses with their rent or lease c...
Sep 08, 2020

Green party leadership race nearly doubles party membership numbers
OTTAWA - More than 35,000 people are eligible to cast votes in next month's Green party leadership race. That would absolutely smash the turnout in the last Green leadership race 14 years ago, wh...
Sep 08, 2020