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Whitmer offers plan to supply propane after pipeline closes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration released a plan Friday to make sure Michigan will have enough propane if a controversial pipeline is shut down. The strategy addresses a f...
Mar 12, 2021

Province reports 176 new cases and three deaths
The province reported 176 new cases of COVID-19 and 131 recoveries in Saskatchewan on March 12, bringing the provincial total to 30,369 cases.Three Saskatchewan residents who tested positive for COVID...
Mar 12, 2021

New panel named to advise Trudeau on choosing governor general to succeed Payette
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is re-establishing an advisory panel to help select the next governor general. Six people are on the panel, which was announced today by Intergovernmental Affairs Minis...
Mar 12, 2021

Valleyview Towers among locations with drop boxes for needles
Valleyview Towers in North Battleford is reported to be one of the locations in the city with drop boxes for needles.During city council's meeting this week, North Battleford Fire Chief Lindsay Holm s...
Mar 12, 2021

Battleford mayor wishing for smooth reopening
As the province moves to a slight easing of pandemic restrictions for the first time in months, the Town of Battleford is getting ready for those changes affecting residents and staff.Mayor Ames Lesli...
Mar 12, 2021

Cuomo defiant as wave of lawmakers calls for him to resign
ALBANY, N.Y. - Facing unprecedented political isolation, a defiant New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted on Friday that he would not step down in the wake of mounting allegations of sexual harassment an...
Mar 12, 2021

Canadian snowboarder Sebastien Toutant captures silver at world championships
ASPEN, Colo. - Canadian snowboarder Sebastien Toutant captured a silver medal in the men's slopestyle event at the world championships on Friday. Norway's Marcus Kleveland won gold with 90.66 points, ...
Mar 12, 2021

Canadian Cyle Larin adds to goal total with Besiktas in Turkey's Super Lig
ISTANBUL - Canadian Cyle Larin added to his goal total in Turkey on Friday, scoring in Besiktas' 3-2 win over Istanbul Basaksehir in Super Lig play.The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont., opened the scor...
Mar 12, 2021

Hasidic Jews in court to challenge Quebec's COVID-19 curfew in COVID red zones
MONTREAL - The Quebec Council of Hasidic Jews is heading to court to challenge the province's COVID-19 curfew, which it says will impede religious rights after daylight time comes into effect Sunday. ...
Mar 12, 2021

No biological explanation to tie AstraZeneca vaccine to blood clots: Sharma
OTTAWA - Health Canada's chief medical adviser says there is no scientific explanation to suggest a link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and blood clots.Dr. Supriya Sharma says Health ...
Mar 12, 2021