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Manitoba signs on to federal government's $10-a-day child- care plan
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is signing on to the federal government's plan to implement $10-a-day child care for families by 2023. Federal Minister of Families Ahmed Hussen says the Liberal government is comm...
Aug 09, 2021
Chase the Ace for Make a Wish
Week One of Chase the Ace tickets are now on sale! Guaranteed jackpot of $5000.00 Due to the impact of COVID-19, we experienced a 30% decline in fundraising in 2020, and we have 243 kids in Saskatchew...
Aug 09, 2021
UN report: Global warming is likely to blow past Paris limit
BERLIN - Earth's climate is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Mond...
Aug 09, 2021
Despite Delta, Canada welcomes back fully vaxxed U.S. citizens, permanent residents
WASHINGTON - Canada is once again allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents back into the country, provided they've been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. After 17 long months, a ban on non-esse...
Aug 09, 2021
'Boom, they were gone:' Alberta trainers mourn loss of two horses struck by lightning
SUNDRE, Alta. - A large dirt mound at the top of a green pasture in central Alberta is a reminder that tragedy can strike like lightning. Two high-value horses being trained by Ian Tipton and his part...
Aug 09, 2021
Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said, the insurgents pressing on with their relentless offensive as American and ...
Aug 09, 2021
Melissa DeRosa, top aide to Gov. Cuomo, resigns from role
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Melissa DeRosa, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide, has resigned from her role, she told the media Sunday night, about a week after a state attorney general report found the gov...
Aug 08, 2021
Veselinovic's goal helps Whitecaps tie Galaxy 1-1
CARSON, Calif. (AP) - Ranko Veselinovic scored his first MLS goal to help the Vancouver Whitecaps tie the LA Galaxy 1-1 on Sunday night. Veselinovic, a 22-year-old defender, capped the scoring with a ...
Aug 08, 2021
Mitchell's friends cheer gold medallist while wearing her old racing skin suits
EDMONTON - As Kelsey Mitchell was cycling for Olympic gold in Tokyo, her friends back home in Edmonton were donning her old racing skin suits and cheering her on as they watched the track competition ...
Aug 08, 2021
Research opportunity a ‘silver lining’ to heat and drought, says plant science prof
It's probably little comfort to farmers watching their parched fields but the heat and drought this summer is an opportunity to develop future crop varieties that can withstand these conditions.Karen ...
Aug 08, 2021
