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Feds promise help for surging COVID-19 test demand but won't OK rapid-test tech yet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to do more to help provinces respond to soaring demands for COVID-19 testing but there is still no indication of when the government will approve th...
Sep 23, 2020
Martin Ring hopes to reclaim Ward 6 seat
Former city councillor and 2016 mayoral candidate Martin Ring has entered the race in Ward 6. Ring represented the ward for ten years, from 2006 to 2016 when he made a bid for mayor. He told paNOW he ...
Sep 23, 2020
Five highlights from the speech from the throne
OTTAWA - In a new speech from the throne, the Liberal government detailed its plan to face the coming second wave of COVID-19, support Canadians and businesses that are still struggling because of the...
Sep 23, 2020
Canadian international Quinn hopes to start conversation, help young trans folk
There is only one name before Janine Beckie, Kadeisha Buchanan, Gabrielle Carle and the rest of the alphabetized Canadian women's soccer roster on the Canada Soccer website. Quinn. No first name. Just...
Sep 23, 2020
Multiple people isolating on site at McClean Lake
More contacts are now being isolated as a precaution after an employee at the McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan tested positive for COVID-19.So far, there remains just one positive ca...
Sep 23, 2020
Liberals vow wage-subsidy extension to 2021, revamp of EI system in throne speech
OTTAWA - The Liberals are reversing course on a decision to wind down a federal wage subsidy, vowing in their throne speech to extend the program for businesses harmed by COVID-19 into next year. Over...
Sep 23, 2020
Notice of Opportunity to Apply for New Minister's Advisory Council
A new Minister's Advisory Council will be established to focus advice on the governance of the #ImpactAssessment regime, including the effectiveness & efficiency of our processes. Check out the no...
Sep 23, 2020
Ryan Meili hosts rally in P.A. to kick off election canvassing
Ryan Meili, the Saskatchewan New Democrat party leader stopped in Prince Albert late Tuesday to kick off canvassing ahead of the October provincial election.Meili spoke to a pumped-up crowd of about 2...
Sep 23, 2020
California moves to end sales of new gas-powered cars
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will halt sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday, a move he says will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35...
Sep 23, 2020
Greens expel Montreal lawyer from leadership race days before voting starts
OTTAWA - Montreal lawyer Meryam Haddad is appealing after the Green party expelled her from its leadership contest Tuesday.Haddad says she was informed Tuesday afternoon that the party was taking her ...
Sep 23, 2020
