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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, May 13, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 13, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 334,975 new vaccinations administered for a total of 17,239,...
May 13, 2021
Community leaders call for action on anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Leaders of the Chinese-Canadian community say the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across Vancouver and North America suggests the population has not been accepted as a part of the wider soc...
May 13, 2021
New dates added for Prince Albert and Battleford vaccine drive-thrus
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has added more dates to vaccine drive-thru locations in North Battleford and Prince Albert.The drive-thru in North Battleford at 391 Yellowhead Highway No. 16 will be...
May 13, 2021
First responders battle blaze at house fire in North Battleford Thursday
First responders are currently on the scene of a house fire in progress.The site is located at the 2300 block of 100 Street N. (Submitted video)The roads surrounding the home are blocked off, includin...
May 13, 2021
New cattle company starting at Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation
A new cattle operation will be starting at a local Battlefords area First Nation.Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation [MGBHLM] Economic Development Corporation announced it is developi...
May 13, 2021
Sask. NDP calling on provincial government to ‘save our summer’
With warmer weather on the way and the possibility of more things to do, Saskatchewan's NDP is calling on the provincial government to do more to get people out - safely - this summer.The Opposition p...
May 13, 2021
Pharmacies trying to fill vaccine appointments
Pharmacies in the Battlefords are trying to get more residents to book vaccination appointments.battlefordsNOW has learned that multiple pharmacies are running out of time to use up their current supp...
May 13, 2021
Locked out stagehands protest outside Metropolitan Opera
NEW YORK (AP) - Locked out Metropolitan Opera stagehands protested the use of nonunion shops to construct sets for the company's upcoming season, attracting a crowd of roughly 1,000 people outside Lin...
May 13, 2021
Harvey Mason jr. becomes official CEO of Recording Academy
NEW YORK (AP) - Harvey Mason jr., can drop the interim from his title: He's now the official president and CEO of The Recording Academy. The academy, which produces the Grammy Awards annually, made th...
May 13, 2021
Philly health official forced to resign over MOVE cremations
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia's top health official was compelled to resign Thursday after the city's mayor said he learned human remains from the 1985 bombing of the headquarters of a Black organi...
May 13, 2021