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Israeli PM joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccine
TEL AVIV, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was vaccinated against the coronavirus on live television Saturday, becoming the first Israeli and one of the world's leaders to be inocula...
Dec 19, 2020
First New Brunswick vaccinations begin at nursing home in Miramichi
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - New Brunswick started its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Saturday with the inoculation of an 84-year-old nursing home resident who said needles don't bother her in the least. Pauli...
Dec 19, 2020
Metis Nation-Saskatchewan to help residents with emergency housing repairs
The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) is taking the next step in its housing strategy, offering direct help to Metis citizens facing health and safety challenges in their homes.According to a media rel...
Dec 19, 2020
Air search off N.S. coast suspended until Sunday for missing scallop fishermen
HILLSBURN, N.S. - The aerial search for five fishermen who were working on a scallop boat when it sank in the Bay of Fundy has been suspended until Sunday, and the ground search has been called off in...
Dec 19, 2020
Canadian Oshae Brissett one of three players waived by Raptors ahead of opener
TAMPA, Fla. - The Toronto Raptors have waived Canadian guard/forward Oshae Brissett, forward/centre Henry Ellenson and forward Alize Johnson.The team's roster now stands at 17 players. Toronto's seaso...
Dec 19, 2020
Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter dies at 97
JACKSON, Miss. - Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve race relations, has died. He was 97. Winter, who was governor from 1980 to 198...
Dec 19, 2020
NHL, players reach tentative deal for 56-game season
The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021, pending the approval of each side's executive board and Canadian health officials.The season wo...
Dec 19, 2020
Regina woman offers first-hand look at getting COVID vaccine
What is it like to get a COVID-19 vaccine?One Regina woman thinks it's fairly similar to getting any other kind of vaccine.Jill Straker works at the drive-through COVID testing site on the grounds of ...
Dec 19, 2020
COVID contact tracers encountering ‘fear, anxiety, confusion’
Contact tracers across the province have had their detective hats on to try and determine how COVID-19 is spreading.Contact tracers are tasked with finding out where community transfer of the virus is...
Dec 19, 2020
Roughriders release Regina product Zack Evans
The CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders released Regina-born defensive tackle Zack Evans on Friday.The 30-year-old product of the PFC's Regina Thunder initially signed with the Roughriders in 2012 as a ter...
Dec 19, 2020