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COVID faceoff: Manitoba hunkering down for second time to fight spread of virus
WINNIPEG - Today is the day Manitoba goes into a self-imposed economic and social hibernation to try to bring surging COVID-19 numbers back under control. The province has been struggling to slow the ...
Nov 12, 2020
Senators set to question Freeland on bill to provide new rent relief, business aid
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will face questions today from senators scrutinizing the government's latest bid to provide pandemic aid to hard-hit businesses. Freeland is scheduled to te...
Nov 12, 2020
AP source: Biden chooses Ron Klain as chief of staff
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience across Democratic presidential administrations...
Nov 11, 2020
Cleveland's Shane Bieber unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award
Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber was the unanimous winner of the AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, capping an impressive rise by the right-hander to one of the game's best pitchers. Using a vers...
Nov 11, 2020
Innisfail RCMP preparing for 25th Charity Checkstop
It's that time of year again. The Christmas season is soon approaching and the Innisfail RCMP are in the process of setting up this year's Charity Checkstop. The checkstop on Saturday, Dec. 12 will lo...
Nov 11, 2020
Rourke enjoying the chance to watch younger brother set own path at Ohio University
Nathan Rourke is living this football season vicariously through his younger brother, Kurtis. The B.C. Lions rookie quarterback has been relegated to the role of football fan since August when the CFL...
Nov 11, 2020
Alberta records 672 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths
Alberta Health has announced that the province added 672 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing Alberta's total to 35,545.Only a limited online update was provided Wednesday due to the Rem...
Nov 11, 2020
Full details of van attack recounted at start of Minassian trial this week
TORONTO - The final resting spot. That was the phrase a prosecutor used over and over this week to describe the bloodied sidewalks, streets and squares where the lives of several pedestrians end...
Nov 11, 2020
North Carolina Sen. Tillis reelected, keeps seat for GOP
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis has won reelection to his U.S. Senate seat, confirming that Democrats must now win both runoff races in Georgia in January if they are to seize Se...
Nov 11, 2020
Former MP Tootoo takes on position of Nunavut Curling Association president
Hunter Tootoo remembers the pride he felt when Team Nunavut made its Tim Hortons Brier debut in 2016. A Liberal MP at the time, Tootoo said it was quite emotional to be on hand at Ottawa's TD Place Ar...
Nov 11, 2020