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Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden's victory as criticism mounted that his fut...
Nov 20, 2020
NY's Cuomo to receive International Emmy for virus briefings
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic that killed tens of thousands of New Yor...
Nov 20, 2020
Mayor: Wisconsin mall shooting injuries not life-threatening
WAUWATOSA, Wis. - A shooting at a mall in a suburb of Milwaukee left multiple people with non-life-threatening injuries Friday, according to the city's mayor. Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride said in an...
Nov 20, 2020
Extend mandate of election-interference warning panel, evaluation recommends
OTTAWA - A new evaluation says the Trudeau government should consider activating its election-interference warning system not just during the next general campaign but also in the pre-writ period. For...
Nov 20, 2020
Judge to seal interviews of Minassian that psychiatrist says may incite violence
TORONTO - The judge overseeing the van attack trial has begrudgingly granted a request to seal all recordings of interviews the accused had with an American psychiatrist who had warned the videos coul...
Nov 20, 2020
North Stars host annual 3-on-3 tourney
After receiving the news yesterday afternoon that their games this weekend versus Flin Flon would be postponed, the Battlefords North Stars made sure to still get the blood pumping Friday morning at t...
Nov 20, 2020
PAPS charge six impaired drivers in less than two weeks
SGI is noticing higher than normal impaired driving charges reported by police in Saskatchewan in recent months and Prince Albert is no exception.Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) spokesperson Charl...
Nov 20, 2020
Feds need better data on COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: Miller
OTTAWA - A rapid rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities on reserve - especially in Alberta and Saskatchewan - likely does not tell the full story due to lack of data,...
Nov 20, 2020
Chamber seeking assistance installing Christmas lights
The Lac La Ronge Chamber of Commerce is appealing to local contractors for assistance in bringing a little bit of Christmas spirit to the upcoming holiday season. Although a tender was put out earlier...
Nov 20, 2020
Nova Scotia closes two schools, to limit gatherings in Halifax to stop COVID spread
HALIFAX - Most of Halifax will be subject to tightened COVID-19 restrictions and two schools that reported cases will be temporarily closed as health officials try to head off community spread of the ...
Nov 20, 2020