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Manitoba government's plan to reopen the province to start next week
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has released its plan for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Premier Brian Pallister says the phased-in approach is to ...
Apr 29, 2020
No ‘Black Widow’ or ‘F9’ leaves a muted summer movie season
LOS ANGELES - The six-year fan campaign for a standalone Black Widow movie was paying off: at long last, a film would put Scarlett Johansson's popular Avenger front and centre. And, like many of Marve...
Apr 29, 2020
Trump trade office adds Amazon to 'notorious markets' list
WASHINGTON - The United States for the first time added five of Amazon's overseas operations to its list of "notorious markets'' where pirated goods are sold. The e-commerce giant dismissed the move a...
Apr 29, 2020
Unifor holds drive-by rally at legislature
Hundreds of vehicles turned out with horns blaring and Unifor flags flying to drive past the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Wednesday.Workers stayed in their trucks in a parade held at the same ...
Apr 29, 2020 Unifor Local 594 held a drive-by rally at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on April 29, 2020 to demand action from the government to end the lockout at the Co-op Refinery. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
CFL asking federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance
TORONTO - The Canadian Football League is asking the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie told The Canadian Pr...
Apr 29, 2020 (CFL)
Glen Murray, former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario Liberal, seeks Green helm
WINNIPEG - A former Winnipeg mayor and Ontario cabinet minister is joining the leadership race for the federal Green Party. Glen Murray says he wants to push issues such as a guaranteed liveable incom...
Apr 29, 2020
Raiders sign top prospect Goldsmith a week after the draft
It only took the Prince Albert Raiders exactly a week to sign their top prospect. After drafting the puck smashing, 6'3, 200-pound defenceman Terrell Goldsmith in the first round of the 2020 WHL Banta...
Apr 29, 2020 Defenceman Terrell Goldsmith signs with the Prince Albert Raiders. (Prince Albert Raiders)
Linebacker Williams being mentioned as potential first overall CFL draft pick
TORONTO - It's been a meteoric rise for Jordan Williams. Last month, the linebacker came into the CFL's Ontario regional combine well under the radar, just thankful for the chance ...
Apr 29, 2020
Court: Kansas can't require voters to show citizenship proof
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. - A federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday that Kansas can't require voters to show proof of citizenship when they register, dealing a blow to efforts by Republicans in several...
Apr 29, 2020
Crescent Heights power outage planned: SaskPower
Residents in the Crescent Heights area are experiencing a planned power outage that started at 11 a.m. today.SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry said the issue is a broken dangling crossarm on a pole a...
Apr 29, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
