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Airbus shedding 15,000 jobs, mostly in Europe
PARIS - Battered by the coronavirus pandemic, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Tuesday that it must eliminate 15,000 jobs, mostly in Europe, to safeguard its future and warned of more thin y...
Jun 30, 2020
Canadians Desiree Scott, Nichelle Prince out of Challenge Cup for personal reasons
Desiree Scott has joined fellow Canadian international Nichelle Prince in dropping out of the NWSL Challenge Cup for personal reasons. Their two teams faced off Tuesday in the tournament in Utah. Prin...
Jun 30, 2020
Saskatchewan to cover new ALS treatment
A new ALS treatment will be covered under the Saskatchewan Drug Plan.On Tuesday, the provincial government announced it would provide coverage of Radicava for eligible residents who have amyotrophic l...
Jun 30, 2020
New campaign at children's hospital kicks off with generous $1M donation
Isolation may be the new norm, but the delivery of care continues at the province's only dedicated maternal and children's hospital and they need the public's support now more than ever.The Jim Pattis...
Jun 30, 2020
Gyms filling up since reopening
The demand for fitness facilities remains in the Battlefords, after gyms were allowed to open at half capacity on June 8 in Saskatchewan.Miranda Wiese, owner of Pipes Fitness, wasn't certain how thing...
Jun 30, 2020
Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Helen Stoumbos looks to inspire during pandemic
The day after losing the gold-medal match at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, curler Cheryl Bernard and her team stopped at a Starbucks. It was a "pretty tough day for us," she recalled. Wearing jeans ...
Jun 30, 2020
Family of Montreal man killed by police hope protests bring change to policing
MONTREAL - Johanne Coriolan says her adoptive father, Pierre, was a gentle giant. He was so tall, in fact, that he often had to duck to get through doors - and that is an image that Johanne says she c...
Jun 30, 2020
How Canada geese bounced back from near extinction to conquer North America
They came, they honked, they conquered. Flying in their signature V-formation, Canada geese are often hailed as a symbol of the Canadian wilderness, marking the change of seasons with their ...
Jun 30, 2020
Saskatchewan Is The First Province In Canada To Implement “Clare’s Law"
The Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol (Clare's Law) Act will come into force in Saskatchewan. "Clare's Law" authorizes a police protocol to disclose risk information related to someone's viol...
Jun 30, 2020
Cornwallis debate: Coast guard working with Indigenous group to change ship name
HALIFAX - The federal government is asking an Indigenous group in Nova Scotia to recommend a new name for a Canadian Coast Guard ship named after a British military officer who offered a bounty f...
Jun 30, 2020