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Dozens injured in stampede at big Israeli religious festival
JERUSALEM - More than 100 people were injured, dozens critically, in a stampede at a religious gathering popular with ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people, Is...
Apr 29, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 29, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 29, 2021. There are 1,211,083 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,211,083 confirmed cases (83,452 acti...
Apr 29, 2021
NFL draft: No suspense as 3 QBs dominate early picks
No suspense at the top of this NFL draft: Quarterback, quarterback and, yep, quarterback. With fans in attendance, prospects on hand and Commissioner Roger Goodell dispensing greetings to players bein...
Apr 29, 2021
NFL draft: No suspense as 3 QBs dominate early picks
No suspense at the top of this NFL draft: Quarterback, quarterback and, yep, quarterback. With fans in attendance, prospects on hand and Commissioner Roger Goodell dispensing greetings to players bein...
Apr 29, 2021
Complaints to Sask. ombudsman illustrate differing perspectives on COVID precautions
COVID-19 precautions went too far for some and not far enough for others who complained about long-term care homes and correctional facilities to Saskatchewan's ombudsman last year.Saskatchewan's ombu...
Apr 29, 2021
Street drugs poisoned with benzos can lead to 'catastrophic' overdoses: advocate
VANCOUVER - A drug policy adviser to the City of Vancouver is warning of a dangerous drug saturating British Columbia's illicit supply in much the same way fentanyl did several years ago. Karen Ward s...
Apr 29, 2021
City upgrading lights at Beaver Lions ball diamond
The City of North Battleford plans to upgrade the lighting at the Beaver Lions Baseball Stadium in the near future, and will also replace the 40-year-old stadium poles with new ones.The lighting updat...
Apr 29, 2021
More immunization times at Battlefords, Lloydminster drive-thru clinics
The drive-thru immunization clinic in Lloydminster and the Battlefords will remain open to the public through to Friday evening.Located at the Exhibition Grounds at 5521 49 Avenue, the clinic for the ...
Apr 29, 2021
Brazil tops 400,000 virus deaths amid fears of renewed surge
SAO PAULO - Brazil on Thursday became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives in just one month, as some health experts warn there may be gruesome da...
Apr 29, 2021
O'Toole defends Conservatives' handling of Vance allegation in 2015
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he acted appropriately after hearing a "rumour" about Jonathan Vance months before the general took over as Canada's top military commander in July 2015....
Apr 29, 2021