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U.K. becomes virus epicentre of Europe; S. Korea plays baseball
LONDON (AP) - Britain on Tuesday became the first country in Europe to confirm more than 30,000 coronavirus deaths, and infections rose sharply again in Russia, even as other nations made great stride...
May 05, 2020 A TV cameraman walks through the spectators' seating area, which is covered with pictures of fans, before the start of a regular-season baseball game between Hanwha Eagles and SK Wyverns in Incheon, South Korea, on May 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Most Canadians comfortable with pace of easing restrictions: poll
OTTAWA - As provinces start to tiptoe toward normalcy by gently lifting restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, a new poll suggests Canadians are largely happy with the pace. People in m...
May 05, 2020 A sales clerk keeps his distance from clients at a furniture store in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., on May 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
Regina advocate concerned about postpartum mental health during COVID-19
Isolation and fear of sickness are common factors in postpartum depression and anxiety for new moms, and those feelings are amplified in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Regina doula and advocate...
May 05, 2020 Sara Beckel, doula and owner at Lilium Health in Regina, is advocating to ensure mental health screens continue for new moms in Saskatchewan. (Submitted)
Vancouver biotech company discovering antibodies for COVID-19 treatment
VANCOUVER - There may be another valuable shield in the fight against COVID-19, and the head of a Vancouver biotech firm says it could buy time as researchers race to develop a vaccine. Carl Hansen, C...
May 05, 2020
Meili calls on Reiter to explain communication issues in COVID-19 outbreaks
Saskatchewan's health minister acknowledged Monday there have been gaps in communication involving recent COVID-19 outbreaks in the province. Jim Reiter was asked during a conference call about the de...
May 04, 2020 Saskatchewan Health Minister Jim Reiter. (980 CJME)
Union rallies as Cargill meat plant reopens after shutdown due to COVID-19
HIGH RIVER, Alta. - A large meat-packing plant in southern Alberta reopened for business Monday, two weeks after it was shut down due to an extensive outbreak of COVID-19. A long line of cars and buse...
May 04, 2020 Union representatives wave at a shuttle bus carrying workers returning to the Cargill beef processing plant in High River, Alta., that was closed for two weeks because of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Moe hopeful as Saskatchewan begins Phase 1 of reopening plan
The first step towards normality -- whatever that may be following the COVID-19 pandemic -- is being taken by Saskatchewan on Monday. Phase 1 of the province's five-phase plan to reopen the economy ge...
May 04, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Blackjack scheme among the losses reported by Sask. gov't
A scheme that involved a blackjack dealer paying out more than $29,000 to losing hands was one of the losses of public money reported by the Government of Saskatchewan for the first quarter of 2020. I...
May 04, 2020
Ceremony planned for service members killed in helicopter crash
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is planning to hold a ramp ceremony Wednesday to honour the six service members who went down with a military helicopter that crashed off the coast of Greece, even t...
May 04, 2020 Crew members aboard HMCS Fredericton pay their respects to the fallen during the vigil for the deceased members of the CH-148 Cyclone accident on May 1, 2020 in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Canadian Armed Forces, Able Seaman Madison Cross
Provinces must give emotional support to returning students: education advocates
VANCOUVER - Bored and isolated students are spending too many hours online and some have started using more substances, but all students will need extra emotional support when classes resume, says a p...
May 04, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...