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Family of Pakistan dissident Karima Mehrab urge thorough investigation into her death
TORONTO - The family of an internationally prominent Pakistani dissident urged a thorough investigation into her death, saying Wednesday they were having difficulty accepting a police conclusion she k...
Dec 23, 2020
Province records 159 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths
Five people diagnosed with COVID-19 have died in the province, marking a total of 130 deaths in Saskatchewan to date. Over half of those deaths have occurred this month.Two deaths in the 70-79 age gro...
Dec 23, 2020
Masks distributed to Quebec daycares since May are faulty, says families minister
MONTREAL - Quebec authorities say masks that have been distributed to daycares across the province since May don't meet provincial safety standards. The Families Department issued a notice Tuesday cal...
Dec 23, 2020
Rage, reckoning come to forefront in ‘Promising Young Woman’
Emerald Fennell wanted to write about female rage. Before #MeToo became ubiquitous, she had been thinking about complacency and the teen movies of her youth where consent was often little more than a ...
Dec 23, 2020
British model and fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at age 50
LONDON - Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, has died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday. Tennant, t...
Dec 23, 2020
S&P 500 ticks higher, on track to break 3-day losing streak
NEW YORK - Stocks are ticking higher on Wall Street Wednesday following a mixed set of reports on the economy. The S&P 500 was up by 0.6% and on pace for its first gain after three days of losses ...
Dec 23, 2020
Virus-linked isolation of UK eases but backlog persists
DOVER, England - Gridlock at an English port kept thousands of truckers and travellers stranded Wednesday despite a deal with France to lift a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the ...
Dec 23, 2020
Two Saskatchewan-born offensive linemen sign extensions with Roughriders
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed homegrown offensive linemen Dan Clark and Brendon LaBatte through the 2022 season.The Regina-born Clark was a CFL all-star in 2019, helping the Roughr...
Dec 23, 2020
Q&A: Clooney on 'Midnight Sky' and his twilight as an actor
NEW YORK - How has George Clooney been handling isolation? Aside from spending time with his wife, Amal Clooney, and their 3-year-old twins, and editing his new film "The Midnight Sky," he's relied on...
Dec 23, 2020
News Alert: Navy commander McDonald named new chief of defence staff
OTTAWA - Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Art McDonald is being tapped as the next head of the Canadian Armed Forces.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision today, ending months...
Dec 23, 2020
