Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
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WWII veteran, age 99, raises millions for UK health service
LONDON (AP) - A 99-year-old British army veteran who started walking laps in his garden as part of a humble fundraiser for the National Health Service has surprised himself by generating millions of p...
Apr 15, 2020
Sask. Polytechnic donates masks, gloves and more to provincial government
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is giving a helping hand to health-care facilities across the province. It's donating thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment like gloves, masks and hand sanitize...
Apr 15, 2020 Personal protective equipment ready to be shipped to the health authority from Sask. Polytechnic.
(Saskpolytech.ca)
Liberals ease access to emergency benefit as economy shrinks fast
OTTAWA - The federal government will expand its main relief program for people losing work because of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday, just after Statistics Canada delivere...
Apr 15, 2020
EU blasts Trump’s WHO funding cut, fears it worsens pandemic
GENEVA - Nations around the world reacted with alarm Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a halt to the sizable funding the United States sends to the World Health Organization. Health exp...
Apr 15, 2020
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 0.25%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is warning that the downturn tied to COVID-19 will be the worst on record and that the economic recovery will depend on the effectiveness of current measures to bring the p...
Apr 15, 2020
Preliminary estimate by Statistics Canada suggests economy plunged in March
OTTAWA - Initial Statistics Canada data shows economic activity collapsed in March, dropping nine per cent - the biggest monthly decline on record. The COVID-19 pandemic brought business to a halt acr...
Apr 15, 2020
Jamie Nye: The PGA Tour may signal the relaunch of sports
It looks like the PGA Tour will be the first out of the gate for North American leagues to get restarted after shutting down because of COVID-19. Reports indicate that a mid-June event in Texas to be ...
Apr 15, 2020
Man allegedly tells police he is COVID-19-positive, threatens to cough on them
A 30-year-old Regina man is facing an uttering threats charge after reportedly threatening officers that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and would cough on them. Around 11:41 p.m. on Saturday, pol...
Apr 14, 2020
Sask. woman surprised with 90th birthday parade
Ruth Lieske didn’t want a party for her 90th birthday, but she never said anything about a parade. This past weekend, Sherri Bell and her family organized a small 12-person parade outside of Lie...
Apr 14, 2020
Government of Saskatchewan unveils relief for oil and gas sector
As Saskatchewan’s oil and gas sector waits to hear what kind of help it will receive from Ottawa, the province is announcing some relief measures for the time being. Energy and Resources Ministe...
Apr 14, 2020
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