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Trump, first lady to host state dinner in April for Spain
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will host the administration's third state dinner in April, for King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, the White House announced Tu...
Feb 13, 2020
Takes a village: Bear 'foster mom' raises cub saved by dog
BRISTOL, Va. - An orphaned black bear cub has been placed with a substitute mother this week after being saved by a dog and brought to safety. The rescue effort unfolded after the dog turned up at its...
Feb 13, 2020
Saskatchewan derailment: More rail restrictions after 1.2M litres of oil spill
GUERNSEY, Sask. - Both of Canada's major railways are restricting permits for shipping dangerous goods after a fiery train derailment last week in Saskatchewan that spilled about 1.2 million litr...
Feb 13, 2020
Japan confirms 12 Canadians on cruise ship infected with novel coronavirus
OTTAWA - Japanese authorities might soon allow people quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship near Tokyo, where 12 Canadians have contracted the novel coronavirus, to disembark and fi...
Feb 13, 2020
St. John returns to Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Roughriders brought back a familiar face on Day 2 of CFL free agency.Offensive lineman Josiah St. John, who spent three seasons with the Roughriders before signing with the Toronto Ar...
Feb 13, 2020 (File photo/CJME News Staff)
Trudeau to take UN Security Council pitch to Caribbean next week
OTTAWA - Next stop: the Caribbean. That is where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be heading next week as he continues making his pitch for why Canada should have a seat on the United Nations Securi...
Feb 13, 2020
As Africa trip nears end, Trudeau visits farm in Senegal helped by Canadian aid
KERI, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting a farm in Senegal's "California" today, seeing first-hand the benefits of some Canadian aid funding. The Niayes region is feeling the effects ...
Feb 13, 2020
Elimimian has high expectations for 2020 Roughriders
A game in the middle of the 2019 CFL season helped convince Solomon Elimimian to sign a contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the 2020 campaign."The Labour Day Classic was one of th...
Feb 13, 2020 Solomon Elimimian (10) has signed a contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Further measures coming to protect endangered right whales, minister says
HALIFAX - Further measures are coming to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale in Canadian waters, federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan told a meeting on fishing gear innovation Tu...
Feb 13, 2020
Trudeau in Senegal for final African stop of UN Security Council campaigning
DAKAR, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Senegal late Tuesday for an official visit that will test his commitment to gender equality with one of Canada's closest francophone...
Feb 13, 2020