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Buttigieg says Biden plan will usher new transportation era
WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that an infrastructure plan expected soon from President Joe Biden will offer a "once in a century" opportunity to remake transportat...
Mar 18, 2021
Tsilhqot'in call on B.C., Canada to recognize Indigenous jurisdiction amid COVID-19
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark case establishing rights and title to its territory is calling on the provincial and federal governments to recognize its inhe...
Mar 18, 2021
Feds ask for independent review of documents for St. Anne's residential school claims
Ottawa is requesting an independent review of thousands of documents detailing sexual and physical abuse of Indigenous children at St. Anne's residential school.Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Car...
Mar 18, 2021
Vehicle crashes into Lloydminster Hospital
On Wednesday evening, a vehicle crashed through the entrance at the Lloydminster Hospital.Photos from the incident online show it caused significant damage to the entrance. At this time, it is unknown...
Mar 18, 2021
Toronto FC, Argos president Bill Manning rewarded with five-year contract extension
TORONTO - Bill Manning, president of both Toronto FC and the Toronto Argonauts, has been rewarded with a five-year contract extension that runs through the 2025 Major League Soccer and Canadian Footba...
Mar 18, 2021
‘Urgent action’: NDP calls for COVID rapid testing to be deployed to schools immediately
With a COVID-19 variant spreading in Regina, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling for rapid testing to be deployed to schools immediately.About three weeks ago, Premier Scott Moe got in front of the provin...
Mar 18, 2021
‘It’s vitally important that we play’: Riders set to approach province with return-to-play plan
The wheels are in motion for a 2021 CFL season.Saskatchewan Roughriders president and CEO Craig Reynolds joined the Green Zone on Wednesday and said team officials will be meeting with the province on...
Mar 18, 2021
Kerri Einarson, Brad Gushue win opener at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship
CALGARY - Canadian women's champion skip Kerri Einarson is off to a winning start at the Home Hardware national mixed doubles curling championship. The Gimli, Man., curler and partner Brad Gushue of S...
Mar 18, 2021
CP NewsAlert: B.C. front-line workers to be eligible for vaccine in weeks
VICTORIA - More than 300,000 front-line workers in British Columbia will now be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in the coming weeks. The government says grocery workers, police, firefighters, teach...
Mar 18, 2021
5,430 new COVID-19 doses given, 115 new cases, one death
An additional 5,430 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan as of Thursday, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 118,195.The 5,430 doses of COVID-19 ...
Mar 18, 2021