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Serological surveys to look for COVID-19 immunity in Canadian population
Canada's top doctor says too little is known to consider using a newly approved serology test to identify individuals who could be immune to COVID-19 and allow those people to return to work or gather...
May 13, 2020

Florida governor willing to host teams for restart of sports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida is willing to be a restart site for professional sports leagues, just like Arizona, when play resumes following shutdowns caused by the new coronavirus. "One thing I am goi...
May 13, 2020

Residents concerned about property vandalism, crime near city walkways
Some residents are asking the city to close some of its community walkways in North Battleford following incidents of vandalism and other crimes. The city received two applications and several phone c...
May 13, 2020

Legal questions on northern lockdown as some relaxations are pondered
A leading Saskatchewan lawyer is questioning the legality of the government's lockdown of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) to help combat the spread of COVID-19. As the weather...
May 13, 2020

Nova Scotia premier waiting for feds before determining mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is still not committing to a public inquiry into the shooting rampage that claimed 22 lives last month, saying the province is waiting to see what federal authorities u...
May 13, 2020

Kenney slams China's handling of COVID-19, urges North American 'onshoring'
WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney added his voice to the anti-China chorus Wednesday, savaging the communist republic's handling of the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak and urging Canada...
May 13, 2020

COVID-19 dominates the rhetoric, and the reality, of MPs on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Bright spotlights, metal girders and the stone backdrop of West Block's interior courtyard give the temporary home of the House of Commons the feel of a movie set. Perfect, some have obs...
May 13, 2020

Miller, the first player back at Raptors' OVO Centre, happy to be back on floor
TORONTO - It was unlike any NBA practice he'd ever attended. But two months to the day after the league closed shop due to COVID-19, Malcolm Miller was happy just to be back on the floor wit...
May 13, 2020

Liberal MP Bratina suggests CFL take different approach with federal government
TORONTO - An MP with a long history with the CFL is hoping the league has called an audible in its approach to securing financial help from the federal government. Liberal MP Bob Bratina, who spe...
May 13, 2020

North Battleford receives over $2 million in infrastructure funding
The injection of $320 million for infrastructure projects announced by the Saskatchewan Government last week is a welcome development for business in the Battlefords, as municipalities, the Chamber of...
May 13, 2020