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Saskatchewan adds over 500 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 537 new COVID-19 cases.Sixty-two of these cases were recorded in the northern part of the province. This includes Far North West (nine), Far North East (fou...
Jan 05, 2022
Ontario excluding student athletes from indoor play a 'disservice': university group
OTTAWA - The group representing university athletics in Ontario says their student athletes not being counted among those allowed to play in indoor facilities is a "disservice" to their abilities and ...
Jan 05, 2022
Gaps in U.S. social fabric wider than ever 12 months after Trump-fuelled Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - Twenty years ago, an attack from outside its borders brought the United States together. Twelve months after Jan. 6, 2021, an attack from within continues to tear it apart. Thursday marks...
Jan 05, 2022
US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time
Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges. This time, they are dealing with serious staff s...
Jan 05, 2022
Conservatives ask privacy czar to probe pandemic-related use of mobile location data
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP is asking Canada's privacy commissioner to investigate federal reliance on data from mobile devices to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter t...
Jan 05, 2022
Ontario excluding student athletes from indoor play a 'disservice': university group
OTTAWA - The group representing university athletics in Ontario says their student athletes not being counted among those allowed to play in indoor facilities is a "disservice" to their abilities and ...
Jan 05, 2022
US, Germany say Russia poses urgent challenge to stability
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and Germany said Wednesday that Russia's military buildup near Ukraine's border poses an "immediate and urgent challenge" to European security and that any interven...
Jan 05, 2022
Air Transat to deny boarding to passengers from Sunwing party flight to Mexico
MONTREAL - Air Transat says passengers who were partying maskless on a recent Sunwing flight from Montreal to Mexico will not be allowed on its planes as they attempt to return to Canada. The airline ...
Jan 05, 2022
Mental health focused beds offered to Battlefords residents
As a rising number of Saskatchewan residents see their mental health impacted negatively during the pandemic, there's a greater need for specific residential beds and services to help the transition o...
Jan 05, 2022
Top doctor says Nunavut's COVID-19 outbreak 'testing the limits' of capacity
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise across Nunavut, with confirmed or presumptive cases in 14 of the territory's 25 communities. There are 231 active cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut, mo...
Jan 05, 2022