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Federal parties tap wage subsidy program to avoid layoffs as donations dry up
OTTAWA - Federal political parties are tapping into the emergency wage subsidy program to avoid laying off their staff as donations dry up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal...
May 22, 2020
Leaving hand sanitizer in hot vehicles a fire risk: Alberta doctors
EDMONTON - Doctors at Alberta Health Services say people using hand sanitizer when they are out shouldn't leave it in their cars for too long because it could lead to a fire. The advice...
May 22, 2020
California's April jobless rate higher than Great Recession
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's unemployment rate nearly tripled to 15.5% in April as the nation's most populous state lost more jobs in one month from the coronavirus than it did during the Great R...
May 22, 2020
Five new cases of COVID-19, four in the Far North region
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced five new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the province, four in the Far North region and one in the south.According to a media release, of the 627 reported case...
May 22, 2020
VIDO-Intervac wraps up animal phase of COVID-19 vaccine testing
Saskatoon's Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) - International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan has reached a milestone in its effort to find a COVID-19 vacc...
May 22, 2020
Snowbirds to honour Captain Casey Sunday with live-streamed memorial
Captain Jenn Casey will be getting quite the send-off this Sunday, as Canada says good-bye to the late Snowbirds public affairs officer.Lieutenant-Colonel Mike French, Casey's commanding officer, join...
May 22, 2020
Moe says gov’t has spoken to Riders about returning to practice
The Saskatchewan Roughriders soon could start practising for the 2020 CFL season - even though it's still unclear if there will be a 2020 CFL season.Premier Scott Moe said Thursday the Roughriders wou...
May 22, 2020
Riders’ Fajardo finding ways to feed competitive spirit during COVID-19 pandemic
Cody Fajardo's competitive spirit isn't dampened easily, even during a pandemic.The Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback has been in Washington, D.C., during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Fajardo has...
May 22, 2020
Community Cares Kitchen provide lunches to students and their families
The Community Cares Kitchen and local schools in Prince Albert are doing their part to make sure students and their families do not go hungry.Partnered up with the Prince Albert Grand Council Urban Se...
May 22, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:30 p.m. on May 22, 2020: There are 82,413 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 46,141 confirmed (includ...
May 22, 2020
