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Five new cases of COVID-19 reported, Saskatoon outbreak declared over
With the outbreak in Saskatoon declared over, there are five new cases of COVID-19 in the province bringing the total to 751.Four of those cases are in the province's Far North region and one is in th...
Jun 22, 2020
Auditor General says she needs bigger funding boost due to pandemic demands
OTTAWA - Auditor general Karen Hogan says she is asking the government for more money because of the unprecedented demands the COVID-19 pandemic has put on her office. Hogan is putting the government ...
Jun 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia to hold 'very limited' hajj due to virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia said Tuesday that because of the coronavirus only "very limited numbers" of people will be allowed to perform the annual hajj pilgrimage that traditionally d...
Jun 22, 2020
From NFL safety to Grey Cup winning quarterback, Kerry Joseph looks back on football career
Coming to the CFL didn't just represent a step in Kerry Joseph's football career - it represented a chance to get his life back on the road he wanted to be on."I had that desire to play and when the c...
Jun 22, 2020
First part of phase four sees splash parks, ball diamonds and soccer fields re-open in the Battlefords
The first part of phase four of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan gets underway today.With it comes the opening of activites like splash parks, baseball diamonds and soccer fields.North Battleford residen...
Jun 22, 2020
Winnipeg plant gets $100M in federal financing to pull protein from peas, canola
OTTAWA - The federal government is helping finance an innovative, new agricultural production plant in Winnipeg that turns peas and canola into protein powders for the food industry. Merit Functi...
Jun 22, 2020
Signs people will choose work over CERB in jobs data, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says the country's most recent job figures suggest that low-wage workers will go back to a job if one is available instead of remaining on federal aid. Carla...
Jun 22, 2020
Joel Schumacher, director of 'St. Elmo's Fire,' dies at 80
NEW YORK - Joel Schumacher, the flamboyant journeyman director who dressed New York department store windows before shepherding the Brat Pack to the big screen in "St. Elmo's Fire" and steering the Ba...
Jun 22, 2020
City Hall reopens with new safety protocols in place
A steady stream of residents trickled in and out of city hall on Monday morning, with the building open to the public for the first time in three months. Visitors were met by a commissionaire wearing ...
Jun 22, 2020
Feds need 'to do better' on giving public access to information, Duclos says
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos acknowledges the federal government needs "to do better" at responding to formal information requests from the public. The minister's comments f...
Jun 22, 2020