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Saskatchewan government drops contract with WE Charity over controversy
REGINA - Saskatchewan is the latest province to cut ties with WE Charity, as the organization deals with fallout from a controversial contract with the federal government. The Saskatchewan Party gover...
Aug 05, 2020

Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
Facebook's Instagram is officially launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok - Instagram Reels. The new Instagram feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and w...
Aug 05, 2020

Feds look to finalize deal with airlines amid contact-tracing concerns
OTTAWA - As Ottawa and airlines talk about contact tracing, federal officials are trying to sort out how much information companies should provide, and how the data should flow. Concerns about the lev...
Aug 05, 2020

P.A. man shares inspiring tale from walker to poles
A Prince Albert man is sharing his story of the progress he's made learning to be mobile again without his walker.Barry Longjohn, 60, wanted to learn how to walk without such external assistance the m...
Aug 05, 2020

Leadership apologizes after report finds systemic racism at human rights museum
WINNIPEG - Leadership at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is apologizing after an independent report found employees experienced systemic racism and other mistreatment while working at the Winnipe...
Aug 05, 2020

Lebanese-Canadian group raises money while grappling with tragedy of Beirut blast
Lebanese-Canadians who watched in horror as an explosion levelled part of Beirut are now working to raise funds for hospitals treating the thousands of injured. The president of the Lebanese Club of O...
Aug 05, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 5
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:29 p.m. on Aug 5, 2020: There are 118,036 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 60,000 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths, 50,886 resolve...
Aug 05, 2020

Feds earmark $3.3B for provinces, territories for COVID-19 infrastructure
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving ahead with plans to make it easier for provinces and territories to spend billions of dollars on infrastructure projects to address the challenges posed ...
Aug 05, 2020

Calgary Zoo worried giant pandas 'in jeopardy' as bamboo supply running out
CALGARY - Time and food supplies are running out for two giant pandas at the Calgary Zoo. Er Shun and Da Mao arrived in Calgary in 2018, along with cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue, after...
Aug 05, 2020

City's asphalt patchwork, infrastructure work on schedule
Battlefords residents can expect a few minor delays for local traffic this week as the city attends to several construction and repair projects.The city announced residents can expect full or partial ...
Aug 05, 2020