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Planned snow lift in P.A. to begin Wednesday morning
The City of P.A. has scheduled a snow lift for early tomorrow morning to remove excess snow in the Central Business District.According to a media release, workers will start on Wednesday at 4 a.m. and...
Feb 2, 2021
Interview flap shows challenges as Harris settles in as VP
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Kamala Harris has spent her first two weeks in office working with the president on coronavirus relief, consulting with the head of the World Health Organization and talkin...
Feb 2, 2021
Some hotels, restaurants facing closure by spring, says Tourism Saskatoon CEO
Hotels in Saskatoon that were once a hub for business activity, parties and conferences are now virtually empty as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps customers away.Tourism Saskatoon CEO Stephanie Clovechok ...
Feb 2, 2021
Roughriders announce signing of American offensive tackle
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the signing Tuesday of a former New England Patriots draft pick.Offensive tackle Antonio Garcia, whom the Patriots selected in the third round (85th overall) of ...
Feb 2, 2021
Study: Pandemic's cleaner air added heat to warming planet
Earth spiked a bit of a fever in 2020, partly because of cleaner air from the pandemic lockdown, a new study found. For a short time, temperatures in some places in the eastern United States, Russia a...
Feb 2, 2021
Agriculture secretary nominee Vilsack endorses biofuels push
WASHINGTON - Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of agriculture, pledged Tuesday to focus on climate change initiatives and work to address racial inequities in agricultural assis...
Feb 2, 2021
It's not just GameStop worrying Wall Street about a bubble
NEW YORK - Now, even the pros on Wall Street are asking if the stock market has shot too high. U.S. stocks have been on a nearly nonstop rip higher since March, up roughly 70% to record heights and ca...
Feb 2, 2021
Man arrested in killing of 5 children, 1 adult in Oklahoma
MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Six people, including five young children, were shot to death early Tuesday at a home in Oklahoma, and a 25-year-old man suspected in the killings was taken into custody, police said...
Feb 2, 2021
Man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel tells jury he lied several times
EDMONTON - A man accused of killing a woman who was found dead in a bathtub in his Edmonton hotel room says he lied to a number of people before his arrest. Bradley Barton, who is 52 and from Mississa...
Feb 2, 2021
Senate confirms Mayorkas as Biden's homeland security chief
WASHINGTON - The Senate confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday as President Joe Biden's homeland security secretary, the first Latino to fill a post that will have a central role in the government's ...
Feb 2, 2021
