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Murray Sinclair to chair negotiations on federal compensation for First Nations kids
OTTAWA - The former chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada will aide talks between the federal government and child-welfare advocates in hopes of securing an agreement to compen...
Nov 10, 2021
Ducks GM Murray resigns, plans to enter treatment program
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Anaheim Ducks general manager Bob Murray resigned a day after he was placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into his workplace conduct. Murray plans to enter a tre...
Nov 10, 2021
Provincewide radiothon raises over $888,000 for the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon has raised more than $888,000 for lifesaving equipment and critical programming.The two-day radiothon, presented by CIBC Wood Gundy, has wrapped up after...
Nov 10, 2021
Judge OKs $626 million settlement in Flint water litigation
DETROIT (AP) - A judge on Wednesday approved a $626 million deal to settle lawsuits filed by Flint residents who found their tap water contaminated by lead following disastrous decisions to switch the...
Nov 10, 2021
City launching Voyent Alert! service for emergency notifications
The City of North Battleford announced they will be launching a new emergency communication system using the Voyent Alert! smart notification service, so the city can communicate important information...
Nov 10, 2021
JPII senior girls ready for regionals this weekend
Coming off their second-straight gold medal showing last weekend in Melfort, the John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) senior girls volleyball team will head to regionals this weekend in Saskatoon. The team ...
Nov 10, 2021
Health Canada funds training program for service dogs for veterans with PTSD
OTTAWA - Health Canada is funding special schooling for service-dog trainers to teach the animals to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. The online training course, funded by the depart...
Nov 10, 2021
Data breaches in N.L. cyberattack spread, three of four health regions affected
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government revealed Wednesday that more data breaches have been found in the fallout of a cyberattack that has damaged crucial parts of it health-care ...
Nov 10, 2021
Traer: Returning to three-on-three game wasn't easy post-pregnancy
It was tough for Catherine Traer to watch three-on-three basketball make its Olympic debut last summer in Tokyo. The Canadian women have been powerhouses in the game practically since its inception, b...
Nov 10, 2021
Snowfall hits the Battlefords, Meadow Lake
Winter has officially arrived in Northwest Saskatchewan.Several communities were issued snowfall warnings by Environment Canada on Wednesday morning, including Meadow Lake. Temperatures there have alr...
Nov 10, 2021