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Manitoba government says budget will tackle possible coronavirus effects
WINNIPEG - It's budget day in Manitoba and the Progressive Conservative government says the new fiscal plan will take into consideration the economic effects of the novel coronavirus. Premier Brian Pa...
Mar 11, 2020

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to run for Senate against Daines
HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Monday he will run against first-term Republican Sen. Steve Daines, giving Democrats a boost in their effort to take control of the Senate in November. ...
Mar 11, 2020

Iran says virus kills 63 more, death toll climbs to 354
TEHRAN, Iran - The death toll in Iran from the new coronavirus climbed for another consecutive day, killing 62 more people in the past 24 hours as the government on Wednesday raised the nationwide dea...
Mar 11, 2020

Booker endorses Biden, says he'll 'restore honour' to office
WASHINGTON - Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey has endorsed former Vice-President Joe Biden. Booker announced on Twitter early Monday that Biden will "restore hon...
Mar 11, 2020

Loughlin, Giannulli lawyer is prosecutors' 'worst nightmare'
BOSTON - After winning guilty verdicts against top Enron executives in one of the most high-profile cases of corporate fraud, the lead prosecutor declared: "No matter how rich and powerful you are, yo...
Mar 11, 2020

The latest numbers of COVID-19 cases in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada: - British Columbia: 39 confirmed, including 1 death - Ontario: 37 confirmed - Alberta: 14 confirmed - Quebec: 4 conf...
Mar 11, 2020

New coronavirus outbreak affecting Canadians' March break travel plans
TORONTO - Cindy Perry was all set for a March break trip to California with her wife and their two children, but the novel coronavirus outbreak that is sweeping the globe made her reconsider...
Mar 11, 2020

Stars put Hawks on the ropes, take 3-0 series lead, with 4-2 win in Nipawin
The Battlefords North Stars doubled up the Nipawin Hawks 4-2 Tuesday night at Centennial Arena, to take a 3-0 lead in the teams' best-of-seven first round playoff series. Four different North Stars sc...
Mar 11, 2020 Stars’ forward Carson Reagan shares a celebratory pat on the head with goaltender Kristian Lyon following the team's 4-2 win Tuesday night in Nipawin. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Sudan PM says he survived 'terror attack' in capital
CAIRO - Sudan's prime minister said Monday he survived a "terror attack" after an explosion and gunfire targeted his motorcade in the capital Khartoum. Abdalla Hamdok, a longtime economist, tweeted he...
Mar 11, 2020

Russia passes bill allowing Putin to stay in power past 2024
MOSCOW - The Russian parliament approved a sweeping constitutional reform in the third and final reading Wednesday, a move that will allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power for another 12 year...
Mar 11, 2020