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London win a good test for Lakatos, who plans to race marathon at Paralympics
Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has one workout he loathes. He wheels for an hour on rollers in his garage, maintaining a heart rate of 165. It's close enough to his maximum heart rate o...
Oct 05, 2020
United Way month launched at city hall in North Battleford
The City of North Battleford officially proclaimed October as United Way month, with a flag-raising ceremony outside city hall Monday.Volunteers with the Canadian Mental Health Association will delive...
Oct 05, 2020
School Days
The ABCs of using RESP funds.Your wee babes have grown into young adults ready to take on the world - or at least head to, post-secondary education. Knowing that college and university come with a hef...
Oct 05, 2020
Canada captain Christine Sinclair looks to help young girls impacted by the pandemic
With two nieces aged six and 10, Canadian soccer star Christine Sinclair knows all too well the impact of the pandemic and everything that comes with it on today's youth. "They've struggled with not b...
Oct 05, 2020
Moe promises to restart Active Families Benefit and 750 new childcare spaces
Scott Moe has pledged to restart the Active Families Benefit and add 750 additional childcare spaces over the next four year. Moe made the announcement at a campaign stop Monday at the Alfred Jenkins ...
Oct 05, 2020
Lottery system for popular parent, grandparent visa program reinstated for this year
OTTAWA - A popular immigration program that allows people to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada is reverting to a lottery system. Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicin...
Oct 05, 2020
Penticton, B.C., man accused in 4 deaths to plead guilty: defence
KELOWNA, B.C. - The lawyer for a man accused in a shooting that left four people dead in Penticton, B.C., says his client plans to plead guilty next week. John Brittain was charged with three co...
Oct 05, 2020
Health officials 'steering in uncertain waters' in tackling 2nd wave of COVID-19: Tam
Canada's top public health officer says the complexities of the current wave of COVID-19 are spurring regions with rising cases to adopt different measures as they seek to turn the tide of the pa...
Oct 05, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 2:10 p.m. The Manitoba government is requiring bars and other licensed establishments in the greater Winnipeg region to close ea...
Oct 05, 2020
Royal Opera to sell Hockney painting to help it stay afloat
LONDON - Britain's Royal Opera House is selling a David Hockney painting of its former chief to help it stay afloat as coronavirus-related restrictions keep many U.K. performing arts venues shuttered....
Oct 05, 2020