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MLSE says proof of vaccination or negative COVID test needed for access
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment says those looking to access its sports facilities or restaurants will be required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result. T...
Aug 17, 2021

BHP investment cements the future of Jansen mine, local growth
BHP announced further investment into the Jansen Potash Mine project with a total $12 billion expected to be spent on the new mine.To date, $5 billion has been spent on construction of the mine locate...
Aug 17, 2021

Speaker Anthony Rota cites Afghan detainee matter in court dispute over documents
OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons points to a decade-old dispute over records about Afghan detainees in arguing a current federal attempt to shield documents about two fired scientists shou...
Aug 17, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Quebec premier issues vaccine mandate for health-care workers
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his government intends to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for health-care workers. Legault says 90 per cent of health-care workers in the pro...
Aug 17, 2021

Town applying for grant for signage to help slow down traffic
The Town of Battleford hopes to receive provincial funding to purchase signage to encourage drivers to slow down, especially considering schools are set to start again in September.Council agreed to a...
Aug 17, 2021

Demolition Derby in North Battleford
The Battlefords Ag Society will be hosting the 36th Annual Demolition Derby on Saturday, September 11.See the poster for full details.
Aug 17, 2021

Man dies in Lloydminster Hospital following assault, investigation ongoing
Alberta RCMP's Major Crime Unit (MCU) have taken charge of the investigation into an assault that resulted in the death of an adult male in Lloydminster.During the early morning hours of August 14, Ll...
Aug 17, 2021

Talent in, talent out: Young, No. 1 Alabama still favorites
The bad news for Alabama: The Heisman Trophy-winning receiver and his quarterback are gone, along with the star tailback and Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year. The good news: It's A...
Aug 17, 2021

Cooler conditions offer fractional relief to crews battling nearly 300 B.C. wildfires
Nearly 300 wildfires are burning across British Columbia but showers and cooler temperatures have taken an edge off the most aggressive blazes and curbed a cascade of evacuation orders and alerts. The...
Aug 17, 2021

Lions' Reilly, Roughriders' Woodward and Fajardo capture CFL's top performer honours
B.C. Lions quarterback Michael Reilly was named the CFL's top performer of the week on Tuesday. Reilly completed 26-of-33 passes for 342 yards and scored a touchdown in leading B.C. past the Calgary S...
Aug 17, 2021