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Bill introduced to provide businesses with direct access to rent relief
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced a long-awaited bill to provide businesses with direct access to emergency rent relief - almost a month after announcing the new measure. The bill would a...
Nov 02, 2020
Austrian police say several injured after gunfire in Vienna
VIENNA - Austrian police said Monday that several people were injured and officers were out in force following gunfire in the capital Vienna. Oskar Deutsch, the head of the Jewish community in Vienna,...
Nov 02, 2020
Judge rejects GOP effort to throw out 127,000 Houston votes
HOUSTON - A federal judge on Monday rejected another last-ditch Republican effort to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Houston because the ballots were cast at drive-thru polling centres established ...
Nov 02, 2020
Candidate Lindgren aims to bring compassion, understanding to council table
After wrapping up his first four-year term, Kent Lindgren is vying to retain his seat as a councillor with the City of North Battleford."I really hope to do well for my community and believe in my com...
Nov 02, 2020
In Brazil, a parrot puppeteer’s death stirs the nation
RIO DE JANEIRO - In a time of so much loss, it is rare for an individual death to stir a country. And it is extraordinary for national grief to be triggered by the passing of a puppet. But so it was i...
Nov 02, 2020
AAA Stars start season with a bang, blank Warman 4-0
Four different goal scorers got on the board, and goaltender Jackson Fellner stopped all 41 shots he faced on the night, as the Battlefords AAA Stars kicked off their regular season with a win in Warm...
Nov 02, 2020
David Choiniere looks to keep scoring for Forge FC in CONCACAF League play
David Choiniere has made a habit of scoring in the Scotiabank CONCACAF League. And Forge FC hopes the 23-year-old winger from Saint-Alexandre, Que., can rise to the occasion again Tuesday when t...
Nov 02, 2020
Canadian 'Billionaire Donald' rooting for Trump to win again, COVID to lose
LONDON, Ont. - It takes Donald Rosso four minutes to turn into Donald Trump. The 63-year-old from London, Ont., is one of several people around the world who work as impersonators of the United States...
Nov 02, 2020
Manitoba tightens COVID-19 rules as Ontario considers loosening them
TORONTO - Manitoba is looking into imposing a curfew to help contain the spread of COVID-19 as Ontario considers whether to loosen restrictions in some hot spots. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says...
Nov 02, 2020
Mother killed, and three children in hospital after train and car collide in Rosthern
Rosthern and District Ambulance confirmed a 30-year-old woman is dead, and her three young children are in hospital, following a tragic crash in the community Sunday morning.Around 10 a.m., the car th...
Nov 02, 2020