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Excitement builds ahead of opening of Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
It's a historic day in Saskatchewan as dozens gather to celebrate the official opening of the first dedicated children's hospital in the province. Patients will be moved in at a later date.The Jim Pat...
Sep 05, 2019 A rendering of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (supplied/Jim Pattison Children's Hospital)

Federal NDP want voters to hear they're 'In it for You' on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats have settled on "In it for You" as their English slogan for the upcoming federal election campaign. They're launching it with a new advertisement featuring leader Ja...
Sep 05, 2019

Turkey threatens to open gates for Syria refugees to go West
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to allow Syrian refugees to leave Turkey for Western countries unless a so-called "safe zone" inside Syria is established soon. E...
Sep 05, 2019

Prince Harry announces massive travel sustainability project
NEW YORK - The eco-minded Prince Harry is embarking on a massive travel sustainability initiative in partnership with key travel providers. They aim to improve the practices of the global industry ami...
Sep 05, 2019

In the news today, Sept. 5
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Sept. 5 --- CANADA'S BIANCA ANDREESCU HEADS TO U.S. OPEN SEMIFINALS Bianca Andreescu became the first teenager to reach the U.S. Open semifinals in a d...
Sep 05, 2019

151st Cowichan Exhibition includes new category: best home-grown pot
VICTORIA - One of Canada's oldest fall fairs is putting a new twist on its annual showcase of local livestock, produce and fruit by adding a new category for best home-grown marijuana. The C...
Sep 05, 2019

Large blast rocks Afghan capital near area housing embassies
KABUL - A large explosion has rocked the Afghan capital and smoke is rising from a part of eastern Kabul, near a neighbourhood housing the U.S. Embassy and other diplomatic missions. Firdaus Faramarz,...
Sep 05, 2019

Memorials show California community's grief over boat fire
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Just hours after a fire raced through a scuba diving boat, a memorial started sprouting up to commemorate the lives of 34 people who died trapped below decks. Days later, it ha...
Sep 04, 2019

Canada's Bianca Andreescu reaches U.S. Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK - As she has done for most of the 2019 tennis season, Bianca Andreescu kept winning Monday night at the U.S. Open. Make that early Tuesday morning, when the 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont....
Sep 04, 2019

Shattering Taliban attack in Kabul even as US deal nears
KABUL - The Taliban on Tuesday defended their suicide bombing against an international compound in the Afghan capital that killed at least 16 people and wounded 119, almost all local civilians, just h...
Sep 04, 2019