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Canada-U.S. border restrictions extended 30 days
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States will continue to limit non-essential travel between the two countries until at least July 21.Despite mounting pressure from bus...
Jun 16, 2020
Catholic Family Services Prince Albert has Entered The Great Canadian Giving Challenge
Catholic Family Services Prince Albert (CFSPA) has proudly served our community for over 30 years. Like many other organizations, we are presented with new challenges due to Covid-19. As a result, we ...
Jun 16, 2020
World Trade Organization finds Saudi links to sports piracy
The World Trade Organization has ruled Saudi Arabia failed to stop a broadcasting operation pirating sports coverage and blocked moves to shut it down in a proxy of the Gulf economic and diplomatic di...
Jun 16, 2020
Montreal Impact extends Lassi Lappalainen loan deal through end of year
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact has extended its loan agreement with Italy's Bologna FC 1909 for winger Lassi Lappalainen, keeping the Finnish international through the end of the year. Lappalainen, 21...
Jun 16, 2020
Sabres change course, fire GM Botterill after 3 seasons
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres fired general manager Jason Botterill on Tuesday in a dramatic change-of-course three weeks after co-owner Kim Pegula said his job was secure. In announcing the deci...
Jun 16, 2020
UK cuts development ministry, merges it with Foreign Office
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Tuesday that he is merging the British government's international development department into its foreign ministry to create a "super department" in cha...
Jun 16, 2020
Province reports 18 new cases of COVID-19, most of which are connected to funeral, wake in the Far North
There are eighteen new cases of COVID-19 in the province, 13 of which are located in the Far North region. The latest tally brings the provincial total to 683. Most of the cases are connected to a wak...
Jun 16, 2020
City of Prince Albert forecasts over $600,000 in losses by the end of 2020 due to pandemic
Prince Albert city administration is forecasting the COVID-19 pandemic will cost the city $632,588 by the end of 2020, although that number will likely increase as recreation facilities reopen. Direct...
Jun 16, 2020
Powell warns that long downturn would mean severe damage
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the U.S. economy faces a deep downturn with "significant uncertainty" about the timing and strength of a recovery. He warns that the longer the...
Jun 16, 2020
Pandemic diplomacy, staggered voting marks finale for UN Security Council seats
OTTAWA - The cutthroat campaigning for a seat on the United Nations Security Council would hardly be described as a picnic or a walk in the park. But it has become just that as COVID-19's arrival in N...
Jun 16, 2020
