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Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping
WASHINGTON - A bill to ban race-day doping of horses and set national medication and track-safety standards for the horse-racing industry is nearing the finish line. Lawmakers gave final approval to t...
Dec 22, 2020
Postponed 2020 Lloydminster Summer Games cancelled
Anyone holding out hope for seeing the delayed 2020 Saskatchewan Summer Games this summer will have to wait until 2024.In a joint announcement, the Saskatchewan Games Council, City of Lloydminster and...
Dec 22, 2020
Three deaths, 181 new cases of COVID-19 and 223 recoveries
The province has announced three people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died.All three deaths were in the 80+ age group. One in the North West zone and two in the Regina zone.There are 181 new c...
Dec 22, 2020
No guarantee of privacy breach in year-old eHealth malware attack
A year after a malware attack shut down the province's eHealth branch, the province is warning residents that private health information may have been breached.eHealth is the company that manages elec...
Dec 22, 2020
External probe into deaths of Quebec boys calls for reform to youth protection system
QUEBEC - An external investigation into the deaths of two Quebec boys is calling for in-depth reform of the province's youth protection system and the law that governs it. Dr. Lionel Carmant, Quebec's...
Dec 22, 2020
AP source: Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America, a person fam...
Dec 22, 2020
Where is God? The COVID-19 pandemic has been a test of faith for believers
OTTAWA - Where is God? It is a question Rev. Harrison Ayre finds himself asking and being asked often as the COVID-19 pandemic has left nearly two million dead worldwide; 80 million sickened; families...
Dec 22, 2020
Washington Spirit waive Canadian international forward Jenna Hellstrom, five others
BOYDS, Md. - The National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit have waived six players, including Canadian international Jenna Hellstrom.The 25-year-old forward from Sudbury, Ont., joined the Spi...
Dec 22, 2020
Public Skating offers activity for all through holiday season
Residents of the Battlefords have an opportunity to glide through the Christmas season this year, with skates on.The City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford are offering public skating over th...
Dec 22, 2020
10 correctional officers charged following death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Ten correctional officers have been charged with crimes ranging from manslaughter to criminal negligence causing death in connection with the 2019 death of an Inuk man in a St. John...
Dec 22, 2020