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Habs ready for Flyers' test: 'We're going to be the underdogs in any series'
TORONTO - The Montreal Canadiens were significant underdogs against the Pittsburgh Penguins. After dispatching Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and company - a roster with the seventh-best ...
Aug 11, 2020
Drive-thru voting to be introduced during fall municipal election
Prince Albert City Council has officially rubber stamped changes to the city's election bylaw which will include flexibility for mail-in ballots, and the option for drive-thru voting at the Prince Alb...
Aug 11, 2020
Conexus Kindness Venture Capital Fund Voting
In June Conexus Credit Union launched the Conexus Kindness Capital Fund, recognizing acts of kindness from across the province. There is now something extra we've added helping us celebrate all of the...
Aug 11, 2020
Parents of Elijah McClain sue Colorado police over his death
DENVER - The parents of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after officers in suburban Denver stopped him on the street last year and put him in a chokehold, sued police and medical offic...
Aug 11, 2020
Canada Cup curling event postponed due to COVID-19; mixed, club events cancelled
OTTAWA - The 2020 Home Hardware Canada Cup curling competition has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canada Cup was originally scheduled for Nov. 24-29 in Fredericton. Curl...
Aug 11, 2020
CRA launches updated CEWS calculator ahead of applications opening Monday
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched an updated calculator to help employers estimate what help they might receive from the next phase of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. The calculator...
Aug 11, 2020
Additional aid for Lebanon recognizes political, economic challenges: Gould
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada's decision to increase its humanitarian aid to Lebanon recognizes the country already faced significant turmoil before last we...
Aug 11, 2020
Group behind New York rugby league bid pulls out of Wolfpack sweepstakes
TORONTO - A group looking to bring rugby league to New York has pulled out of the Toronto Wolfpack sweepstakes, citing the cost of reviving the troubled transatlantic franchise plus complications invo...
Aug 11, 2020
'Poor People's Campaign' eyes low-income voters in 13 states
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - A coalition of activists, unions, and religious leaders inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last organizing effort said Tuesday new data suggest low-income voters in key s...
Aug 11, 2020
Province reveals plan for students, staff with COVID-19 symptoms at school
When Saskatchewan schools open this fall, they'll have isolation areas for students and staff members who display COVID-19 symptoms while in the building.As part of the Safe Schools Plan, the provinci...
Aug 11, 2020
