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Virus bill blocked in Senate as prospects dim for new relief
WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats scuttled a scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package on Thursday as the parties argued to a standstill over the size and scope of the aid, likely ending hopes for corona...
Sep 10, 2020
Mayor: Police chief accused of rigging own hiring resigns
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The police chief in Connecticut's largest city resigned Thursday, the mayor said, hours after being arrested on federal charges that he teamed with Bridgeport's personnel director ...
Sep 10, 2020
Judges: Trump can't exclude people from district drawings
NEW YORK - A panel of three federal judges on Thursday blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from the process of redrawing congressional di...
Sep 10, 2020
P.A. gets $2.3 million for COVID-recovery
New federal funding will cover Prince Albert's nearly $1 million projected pandemic-related deficit, and then some.On Wednesday, the provincial government announced, Saskatchewan's portion of the fede...
Sep 10, 2020
Pentagon rescinding order to shutter Stars and Stripes paper
WASHINGTON - The Defence Department is rescinding its order to shut down the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, in the wake of a tweet late last week by President Donald Trump vowing...
Sep 10, 2020
Mont St. Joseph Foundation raising funds to replace six bathtubs in annual celebration
The Mont St. Joseph Foundation held its 21st annual Grandparents Day Tub-A-Thon to raise money for the home.This year's goal was to raise enough money to purchase six new bathtubs which each cost $70,...
Sep 10, 2020
Still no agreement on how returning Parliament will function as pandemic goes on
OTTAWA - Less than two weeks before Parliament is to resume sitting, no one knows how it is going to function amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal government has proposed a full resumption ...
Sep 10, 2020
Academy Museum details plan for inaugural Miyazaki exhibit
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is finally opening its doors in Los Angeles in April with an exhibit celebrating the works of the legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. Envisioned as a jour...
Sep 10, 2020
Toronto mayor asks federal, provincial governments for more financial help
Toronto Mayor John Tory is calling on upper levels of government to provide additional economic support for downtown businesses affected by COVID-19. In a statement today, Tory says there is "increasi...
Sep 10, 2020
Mental Health professionals say suicide prevention is a community effort
On this World Suicide Prevention Day, mental health professionals say nothing impacts a small community more than a loved one dying by their own hand. The annual event brings people together to promot...
Sep 10, 2020
