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Trudeau co-hosts UN conference on COVID-19 amid security council bid
OTTAWA - Canada will co-host a major United Nations conference on dealing with the economic crisis spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will co-host the Thursday event ...
May 26, 2020
Virtual voting for MPs needed before House can fully resume: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says ensuring members of Parliament can vote remotely is holding back a return to more normal House of Commons sittings. The Liberals are moving for a speci...
May 26, 2020
Canadian Premier League says it expects clubs to resume training soon
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League say it expects clubs to resume training soon, pending approval from local authorities. The league was slated to start its second season on April 11 but postponed ...
May 26, 2020
Justin Trudeau says he'll take COVID-19 antibody test once available
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says once there's a test widely available to see who has had COVID-19, he'll take it. Trudeau was exposed to the novel coronavirus earlier this year via his wife...
May 26, 2020
City of Melfort offering family play kits
A new way to Play Melfort begins this Thursday.While families are still housebound due to the COVID-19 pandemic, play kits are being offered by the City of Melfort.Recreation Programmer Shannon Marsha...
May 26, 2020
Sandmeyer-Graves hopes women are girls aren't forgotten when sports world re-opens
TORONTO - Just five weeks after the WNBA held its virtual draft, the league was forced to release players on Tuesday - before ever seeing them step foot on a pro women's court. As leagues take th...
May 26, 2020
JK Rowling publishes first chapters of new story online
LONDON - JK Rowling is publishing a new story called "The Ickabog," which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The "Harry ...
May 26, 2020
Wilson, Rapinoe, Bird to host different and remote ESPYS
LOS ANGELES - It's a way different kind of year, and so The ESPYs will be, too. For the first time, the show will feature three hosts in remote settings and a changed focus. Instead of honouring the p...
May 26, 2020
US new-home sales post slight gain in April
BALTIMORE - U.S. new home sales ticked up 0.6% in April, a surprising gain amid the coronavirus outbreak that hints at the relative health of potential buyers. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday...
May 26, 2020
Heat wave forces cities to rethink how to offer heat relief under COVID-19
A heat wave engulfing large swaths of Ontario and Quebec is forcing cities such as Toronto to rethink how they offer relief in light of restrictions meant to curb the spread of the novel cor...
May 26, 2020