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Fair weather forecast in Northwest Saskatchewan
Families in Northwest Saskatchewan hoping for a chance to enjoy the outdoors will have a welcome shift in the weather this week.Current forecasts are predicting above average temperatures, with double...
Mar 16, 2021
Officials in B.C., Washington state team up against invasive giant hornets
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Officials with the British Columbia and Washington state agriculture departments along with U.S. federal agencies are teaming up to trap, track and destroy invasive Asian giant hornet...
Mar 16, 2021
Five things to know about NACI's new advice on AstraZeneca's vaccine and seniors
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization adjusted Tuesday its advice for the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to say that it can now be given to seniors. On March 1, NACI said the...
Mar 16, 2021
Judge rules 16 names in Nova Scotia mass shooting warrants to remain redacted
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge has ruled that the names of 16 people who gave statements to police following last April's mass shooting will remain redacted. In a written decision released today, Judge...
Mar 16, 2021
Carve-outs to mandatory hotel quarantine announced for temporary foreign workers
OTTAWA - Temporary foreign workers will continue to be exempt from mandatory hotel quarantines if they are asymptomatic upon arrival in Canada and have private transport to their work sites. But those...
Mar 16, 2021
With limited cap room, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin not likely to be active at deadline
MONTREAL - Marc Bergevin isn't expecting to go hunting for major reinforcements ahead of the trade deadline, mainly due to being tight against the salary cap. During a midseason review, the Montreal C...
Mar 16, 2021
'She was one of a kind:' Friend of Alberta teen killed in school says she loved art
EDMONTON - A friend of a 17-year-old student who died after being attacked at her school says the girl had a heart of gold and is dearly missed by her friends. Dylan Thomas Pountney, 19, has been char...
Mar 16, 2021
Toronto FC signs general manager Ali Curtis to a multi-year contract extension
Toronto FC has signed general manager Ali Curtis to a multi-year contract extension. The 42-year-old Curtis joined Toronto in January 2019 in the wake of Tim Bezbatchenko's departure to run his hometo...
Mar 16, 2021
Saskatchewan's 80+ population 50 per cent vaccinated as total active cases fall
Vaccine administration continues across the province with 50 per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 80+ having received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as of March 16. This compares with 37 p...
Mar 16, 2021
US: Despite threats, foreign hackers didn't disrupt election
Russia and Iran sought to influence the outcome of last November's presidential election, but U.S. intelligence officials found no evidence that any foreign actor changed votes or otherwise disrupted ...
Mar 16, 2021