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Manitoba government to end controversial practice of birth alerts in April
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is ending a controversial practice that allowed hospitals to flag new mothers to child welfare agencies. Families Minister Heather Stefanson says birth alerts will b...
Jan 31, 2020
Quebec billionaire Lawrence Stroll acquires stake in Aston Martin
A consortium that includes Quebec billionaires Lawrence Stroll and Andre Desmarais is taking a significant stake in British car manufacturer Aston Martin - a move expected to have reper...
Jan 31, 2020
Dukurs wins, moves closer to skeleton World Cup title
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland - Martins Dukurs of Latvia won the World Cup men's skeleton race on Friday, moving him closer to a record ninth overall series championship. Dukurs took the gold, while German ...
Jan 31, 2020
Medically-assisted dying: the discussion in Saskatchewan
Two weeks of consultation in Canada regarding medical assistance in dying (MAID) ended on Monday, Jan. 27.The federal government offered Canadians a questionnaire to ask for their opinions on MAID fol...
Jan 31, 2020 (Facebook/Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS-SPIIC)).
Trump trial end in sight as vote nears on more witnesses
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump seems headed for acquittal in his impeachment trial after Sen. Lamar Alexander's decision to stick with fellow Republicans and oppose Democratic efforts to call mor...
Jan 31, 2020
Trudeau predicts orderly Brexit with minimal trade, investment disruption
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident that Britain's exit from the European Union later today will be an orderly process with minimal disruption to Canadian trade and i...
Jan 31, 2020
Second Annual Chad Bird Memorial Tournament
La Ronge Atom 89ers team will be hosting the 2nd Annual Chad Bird Memorial on February 29-March 1st. Save the date to come and support our team, visitors and our teams fundraising efforts.See the post...
Jan 31, 2020
China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
BEIJING - Carrying permits demanding "fast passage," truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to Wuhan, the locked-down city of 11 million people at the centre of a v...
Jan 31, 2020
Fever alarms, paranoia as masked passengers fly from China
NEW YORK - In Bangladesh's biggest airport, workers held up digital thermometers to passengers' heads. A beeping alarm sounded as a passenger walking through a thermal scanner registered a fever. On a...
Jan 31, 2020
Charities steered $65M to Trump lawyer Sekulow and family
WASHINGTON - Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump's lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rented $80-a-month mailbox a block away from the White...
Jan 31, 2020
