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New mom awaits employment-insurance benefits fix delayed by campaign
OTTAWA - Amanda Elkington had a roller-coaster ride of a pregnancy through two school shutdowns in Ontario as the province grappled with the second and third waves of COVID-19. Each time, the child-ca...
Sep 14, 2021
City, town temporarily mandating masking for their facilities
Both the City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford have temporarily mandated masking for their facilities due to increasing COVID-19 concerns in the province and the region.At their meeting ...
Sep 14, 2021
EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The California recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday. Nearly 8 million mail-in ballots - the form of voting most Cal...
Sep 13, 2021
Nicholas strengthens to hurricane ahead of Texas landfall
HOUSTON (AP) - Nicholas strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Monday as it headed toward landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast and it was expected to bring heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from...
Sep 13, 2021
Where the federal party leaders are on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021
The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Richmond, B.C. 8 a.m. - Announcement and media availabilit...
Sep 13, 2021
Guerrero Jr., Bichette homer, Manoah dominates as Blue Jays dump Rays 8-1
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr., hit his 45th home run of the season, Teoscar Hernandez had a career-high five hits and Alek Manoah was dominant over eight innings as the Toronto Blue Jays dumped the ...
Sep 13, 2021
MGBHLM partnering with CORCAN to build homes
Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man (MGBHLM) First Nation and CORCAN announced a partnership Monday to work together to build quality ready-to-move (RTM) homes.Grant Beaudry, CEO for the First Nat...
Sep 13, 2021
Moe signs order allowing SHA to redistribute healthcare workers due to COVID
The provincial government has taken steps to ensure healthcare workers can be moved around to address COVID-19 concerns in Saskatchewan.On Friday, Premier Scott Moe said the government would issue a n...
Sep 13, 2021
CP NewsAlert: B.C. introducing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all health-care workers
VANCOUVER - All health-care workers and volunteers will soon have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in British Columbia as the provincial government expands its immunization program. Provincial health...
Sep 13, 2021
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard to face extradition hearing sooner than expected
WINNIPEG - An extradition hearing for a former Canadian fashion mogul facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States is being pushed up a month. Peter Nygard was to appear in cou...
Sep 13, 2021