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Victim in police encounter had started new life in Minnesota
Before he died after being pinned for minutes beneath a Minneapolis police officer's knee, George Floyd was suffering the same fate as millions of Americans during the coronavirus pandemic: out of wor...
May 27, 2020
CFL informs member clubs its allowing limited access to team facilities
TORONTO - The CFL is allowing its teams to reopen their fitness facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league sent a memo to its member clubs Wednesday allowing local players to partic...
May 27, 2020
Cheyenne Frontier Days cancelled for 1st time in 124 years
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Cheyenne Frontier Days, billed as the world's largest outdoor rodeo, has been cancelled for the first time in its 124-year history due to the coronavirus, the city's mayor told The As...
May 27, 2020
More than half of national parks to reopen next week after COVID-19 closure
Parks Canada says some operations at national parks, national historic sites, historic waterways, and national marine conservation areas will resume starting June 1. Twenty-nine of Canada's 48 na...
May 27, 2020
Gyms trying to make adjustments for Phase 3
Now that the province has given gyms, fitness centres and mixed martial arts clubs a partial opening on June 8, owners and head trainers are shifting their programming to comply with guidelines.Half c...
May 27, 2020
Don't make Kovrig suffer over Meng, says detained Canadian's boss
OTTAWA - The boss of one of the two Canadians imprisoned in China says he doesn't want the People's Republic to subject them to repercussions because today's court ruling went against i...
May 27, 2020
Deaf, hard-of-hearing Canadians ask for greater support during COVID-19 pandemic
Members of Canada's deaf and hard-of-hearing communities say they are among the many disabled residents feeling shut out by various aspects of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They say many aspe...
May 27, 2020
Two additional deaths from COVID-19 brings provincial total to 10
The province has recorded two additional deaths from COVID-19 in the Far North region. One person was an individual in their 80s and the other was a person in their 60s.A total of 10 people have died ...
May 27, 2020
Local flower shops in full bloom following Phase 2 of re-open plan
It has been just over a week since Phase 2 of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan was announced, which featured the re-opening of retail stores and personal care services across the province. Much like thei...
May 27, 2020
Local dealership offering free oil changes to Battlefords residents laid off due to COVID-19
A local dealership is offering free oil changes to Battlefords residents who have been laid off due to COVID-19.Duane LaFreniere, owner and dealer operator at Bridges Chevrolet Buick GMC, said they ar...
May 27, 2020