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Saskatchewan to start reporting COVID-19 data once a month
REGINA - Saskatchewan will soon be reporting COVID-19 data once a month, shifting away from its current weekly report.The government says it is moving toward a monthly schedule as the rate of COVID-19...
Jun 24, 2022

Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the lo...
Jun 24, 2022

Trudeau pledges to defend abortion rights around the world amid 'devastating setback'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to defend abortion rights in Canada and around the world after what he calls a "devastating setback'' in the United States.He and Foreign Affairs Mi...
Jun 24, 2022

'Heartbreaking': Afghan-Canadians say earthquake could make humanitarian crisis worse
Some Afghan-Canadians say they are worried Wednesday's magnitude 6 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan could heighten the country's already dire humanitarian crisis. Afghan state media says the earthqua...
Jun 24, 2022

Stampeders kicker René Paredes rising to the occasion in big moments to start season
CALGARY - Ren Paredes resumed his reliability for the Calgary Stampeders with game-winning field goals in the team's two comeback wins to start the CFL season. The 37-year-old kicker in his 11th seaso...
Jun 24, 2022

Canada's Liendo wins second medal at worlds with bronze in 100 butterfly
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canadian swimmer Joshua Liendo claimed his second medal at the world aquatics championships with a bronze in the men's 100-metre butterfly Friday. Liendo, from Markham, Ont., poste...
Jun 24, 2022

Liberals leave disability benefit bill in limbo as Parliament breaks for summer
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has not called their disability benefit legislation for debate before Parliament breaks for summer, despite promised action since 2020 and recent pleas from org...
Jun 24, 2022

Abortion ruling exposes deep chasm over the issue in the US
America was convulsed with anger, joy, fear and confusion Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The canyon-like divide across the country over the right to terminate a pregnancy was o...
Jun 24, 2022

Repairs start next week for McCutcheon hill lookout
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A portion of McCutcheon Trail will be closed for about three weeks this summer as crews work to repair the McCutcheon hill lookout.The work will begin on June 27, closing McCutcheon...
Jun 24, 2022

NBA star Gilgeous-Alexander headlines Canada roster for upcoming World Cup qualifiers
TORONTO - Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlines the 16-player roster for next week's Canadian men's national team training camp ahead of the third window of FIBA Basketball Worl...
Jun 24, 2022