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Feds gave 1,600 veterans priority hiring, but could have been higher: report
2OTTAWA - More than 1,600 former Canadian Armed Forces members have benefited from a five-year-old law designed to help them get federal government jobs, according to a new report by Veterans Affairs ...
Sep 07, 2020
Cleaner LNG one answer to climate change crisis, O'Regan tells investors
OTTAWA - Canadian LNG is the best choice for global energy investors looking for sustainable and competitive natural gas production, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan said Monday. His speech o...
Sep 07, 2020
Mixed feelings for parents ahead of return to school
The first day of school is a day that often brings some anxiety for both students and their parents. This Tuesday will test that more than perhaps any other Day One in recent history.Ahead of the retu...
Sep 07, 2020
11 new COVID-19 cases, 1 recovery, 1 in hospital
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is reporting 11 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. That's the second time a double-digit total has been announced for a single-day increase since Aug. 17. The new cases ar...
Sep 07, 2020
COVID-19 exposure risks at Meadow Lake parks
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is cautioning that someone who recently tested positive for COVID-19 visited four different parks in Meadow Lake.Lion's Park, SW edge of Meadow Lake along Hwy 4, Augu...
Sep 07, 2020
Former N.L. premier to resign seat, clearing way for bid by Premier Andrew Furey
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's new Liberal premier says he is planning to run for his seat in the west coast riding that former premier Dwight Ball will soon vacate. Ball announce...
Sep 07, 2020
Canadian Vasek Pospisil falls to de Minaur in fourth round of U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Vasek Pospisil couldn't convert on four set points in the first set en route to a 7-6 (6), 6-3, 6-2 loss against No. 21 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia in the fourth rou...
Sep 07, 2020
Tam urges caution as daily cases of COVID-19 rise 25 per cent in last week
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health doctor says a slow but steady increase in the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is a cause for concern. Dr. Theresa Tam says today the aver...
Sep 07, 2020
England international Kallum Watkins leaves Wolfpack for Salford Red Devils
TORONTO - England international Kallum Watkins, who joined the Toronto Wolfpack in May but never got to play for the transatlantic rugby league team because of the COVID-19 pandemic, has sig...
Sep 07, 2020
'It is urgent:' Commissioner calls for Indigenous bodies to oversee police
Aboriginal civilian groups that would oversee police actions are long past due in Canada, says a commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and gi...
Sep 07, 2020