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Trudeau promises ‘relaxed’ rules for wage subsidy, more support for student jobs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal wage subsidy program for employers hit by COVID-19 will have looser standards than previously announced. After speaking with stakeholders and wo...
Apr 08, 2020
Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee
WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once-strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party's establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on W...
Apr 08, 2020
Wuhan ends lockdown; Virus strains medical workers to limits
LONDON - After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopened Wednesday and tens of thousands immediately hopped on trains and planes to leave. Elsewhere, the econo...
Apr 08, 2020
Alberta predicting 400 to 6,600 deaths from COVID-19 in months to come
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says forecast models for the COVID-19 crisis in Alberta predict anywhere from 400 to 6,600 deaths in the months to come. Kenney, in a televised address Tuesday, said wh...
Apr 08, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Legions begin fundraising to save branches as financial challenges mount
TORONTO - A number of Royal Canadian Legion branches across the country have launched online fundraising efforts to keep their doors open after suffering financial setbacks because of COVID-19. The he...
Apr 08, 2020
More help on way for those not eligible for emergency aid programs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today further measures to financially support entrepreneurs, small businesses and young people who aren't eligible for previously unveile...
Apr 08, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadian companies promise 30,000 ventilators on way, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canada has ordered 30,000 new ventilators from domestic companies but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he is hoping we don't end up needing nearly that many. Federal officials also ...
Apr 07, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Logan Boulet's legacy honoured on Green Shirt Day
Toby Boulet is ready to hear from a lot of people Tuesday. April 7 is Green Shirt Day, which honours the decision by Logan Boulet -- Toby's son -- to become an organ donor. Logan registered to be a do...
Apr 07, 2020 Humboldt Broncos player Logan Boulet's organs were donated to give hope to six people. (Humboldt Broncos)
Pandemic experts put ‘least weight’ on recovery stats, look to hospitalizations
VICTORIA - Scientists who track the growth of pandemics say some figures provided by public health officials tell more about the spread of the novel coronavirus than others. Daniel Coombs says the num...
Apr 07, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
UK’s Johnson is stable in ICU with virus, received oxygen
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in stable condition Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit with the coronavirus, and while he is not on a ventilator, he is receiving oxygen, his s...
Apr 07, 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...