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Province reveals plan for students, staff with COVID-19 symptoms at school
When Saskatchewan schools open this fall, they'll have isolation areas for students and staff members who display COVID-19 symptoms while in the building.As part of the Safe Schools Plan, the provinci...
Aug 11, 2020

Doctor killed in attack at north Red Deer medical clinic
RED DEER, ALTA. - ***WARNING: This story contains graphic details.One person is dead following an assault Monday at a medical clinic in north Red Deer.The assault with a weapon occurred at the Village...
Aug 11, 2020

Bumpy road ahead: UK bracing for big spike in unemployment
LONDON - The U.K. has kept a lid on its unemployment rate so far during the coronavirus pandemic but, scratch beneath the surface, there are worrying trends that will likely see the jobless total soar...
Aug 11, 2020

Japan tech giant SoftBank's profits rise on investments
TOKYO - Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp.'s said Tuesday that its profit rose 12% in April-June from a year earlier as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of its shares ...
Aug 11, 2020

Trump: Some men insulted that Biden vowed to name female VP
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump criticized his Democratic rival's vice-presidential selection process, saying Tuesday that some men are "insulted" by Joe Biden's decision to promise to select a wo...
Aug 11, 2020

Source: Lille to unveil Canada's Jonathan David as its newest signing
Canadian forward Jonathan David will be unveiled today as the newest member of France's Lille. A source, not authorized to speak because the signing has not yet been announced, confirmed the deal and ...
Aug 11, 2020

Sharon Stone writes memoir that doesn't 'pull any punches'
NEW YORK - Sharon Stone has taken on a new, real-life role - memoir writer. "I have learned to forgive the unforgivable," says Stone, whose "The Beauty of Living Twice" comes out in March. "My hope is...
Aug 11, 2020

Former N.S. teacher sentenced to 15 years for decades-old child sex assaults
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a former teacher and hockey coach to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing boys in incidents dating back several decades. In passing the sen...
Aug 11, 2020

Quebec rights body says failures in child protection system preceded girl's death
MONTREAL - An investigation by Quebec's human rights commission into the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby, Que., has identified failures at all stages of the clinical and legal ...
Aug 11, 2020

Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia approves vaccine
ROME - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia on Tuesday became the first country to approve ...
Aug 11, 2020