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Private Florida school won't employ vaccinated teachers
MIAMI - A private school founded by an anti-vaccination activist in South Florida has warned teachers and staff against taking the COVID-19 vaccine, saying it will not employ anyone who has received t...
Apr 27, 2021
Moscow court restricts Navalny's anti-corruption foundation
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Tuesday restricted the activities of an organization founded by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, pending a decision on whether it and his offices across Russia s...
Apr 27, 2021
Native American lawmakers seek federal help on Montana bison
BILLINGS, Mont. - Native American lawmakers in Montana on Tuesday asked the Biden administration to help craft a plan to reintroduce wild bison to areas in and around Glacier National Park and the Cha...
Apr 27, 2021
Accessory charge replaced with manslaughter in Sparvier murder case
Charges have been upgraded in the Braeden Sparvier murder investigation.Twobears Bird, 22, was originally charged with accessory to murder after the fact. According to court records, the charge has no...
Apr 27, 2021
Local students awarded scholarships for music and agriculture
The Battlefords & District Community Foundation has awarded two annual scholarships to local students in the community.Piper Mutch, a senior at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, was name...
Apr 27, 2021
'Torso Killer' pleads guilty in 1974 cold-case murders
NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey serial killer known as the "Torso Killer" admitted he kidnapped and raped two teenage girls and murdered them in a hotel room a few days later, closing the mystery of the c...
Apr 27, 2021
Roughriders add former NFL receiver to roster
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Tuesday the signing of former NFL receiver Tevin Jones.The 28-year-old product of Amory, Miss., spent five seasons in the NFL, making stops with the Houston Texa...
Apr 27, 2021
PM defends aide, didn't know Vance allegations were 'Me Too complaint'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his top aide, saying nobody in his office knew an allegation against Canada's top military officer three years ago was a "Me Too complaint." The pri...
Apr 27, 2021
Canada still counting on U.S. to share its AstraZeneca stockpile, Trudeau says
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's still counting on the United States to share some of its COVID-19 vaccine surplus with Canada.Trudeau says the federal government is in close conta...
Apr 27, 2021
Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia to play in NHL, dead at 61
Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia to play eight seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 61. Czech league team Orli Znojmo, where Frycer had been head coach since 2018, said on its website...
Apr 27, 2021