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Social connection is the cure
Long before there was COVID-19, there was loneliness. In recent years, loneliness has been considered a growing public health problem. Even an epidemic. Researchers started sounding the alarm, and som...
May 13, 2020
'Stay off our lands:' RCMP attendance at Indigenous ceremony raises ire of chief
SASKATOON - An Indigenous leader is telling the RCMP to stay off reserve land after armed officers were dispatched to break up a sacred ceremony. "These are First Nations lands. This is Indian land. S...
May 13, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown eases in England, more exercise allowed
LONDON - The sound of a crisply struck golf ball could be heard in England for the first time in nearly two months as courses reopened Wednesday as part of a modest easing of coronavirus lockdown rest...
May 13, 2020
New clusters pop up; Europe debates summer tourist season
BRUSSELS - New coronavirus clusters have appeared as nations struggle to balance reopening economies with preventing a second wave of infections and deaths, while in Europe, a debate erupted over the ...
May 13, 2020
Rookie Alouettes receiver Papale finally getting shot at pro football
Vinny Papale comes by his drive and perseverance honestly. Last month, the rookie receiver signed a two-year deal with the Montreal Alouettes. The six-foot-one, 205-pound Papale last played foot...
May 13, 2020
Indigenous group files legal challenge over 'inadequate' COVID-19 funding
OTTAWA - An national Indigenous organization that represents First Nations, Inuit and Metis living off-reserve and in urban centres is taking the federal government to court over what it alleges ...
May 13, 2020
Pro women's hockey association unveils 5-city regional plan
The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association enters its second season with plans to regionalize its structure by basing players in five hub cities, while also continuing its Dream Gap Tour seri...
May 13, 2020
Airbnb properties a growing problem for Candle Lake, says report
Citing numerous concerns related to Airbnb properties operating in the community and surrounding area, the Resort Village of Candle Lake council is re-visiting discussions around what regulations, if ...
May 13, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:15 a.m. A new emergency order allows the Ontario government the control the management of long-term care...
May 13, 2020
Verdict expected for Calgary man accused of killing four-year-old daughter
CALGARY - A judge is to deliver a verdict today for a man charged with killing his young daughter five years ago. Oluwatosin Oluwafemi, 44, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the 2...
May 13, 2020
