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MLA Cockrill discusses province's support for value-added agriculture
Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill discussed the province's support for the agriculture industry and value-added initiatives in the new budget during his presentation at the Saskatchewan Legislature Frid...
Apr 30, 2021
In major decision, Grammys cut nomination review committees
NEW YORK - The Grammy Awards have changed its tune and voted to remove its nomination review committees - groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show. The Recording ...
Apr 30, 2021
Heritage committee won't reverse change to Bill C-10 despite public outcry
OTTAWA - Liberal and opposition members of Parliament split along party lines Friday while discussing the public outcry sparked by the adoption of a new amendment to Bill C-10.The bill sponsored by He...
Apr 30, 2021
Flight cancellations to India delay shipment of man's body from British Columbia
VANCOUVER - The body of a man that was supposed to be flown home to India from British Columbia just before the federal government stopped flights is now in limbo as his family scrambles to get the re...
Apr 30, 2021
Auschwitz inmates' families oppose ex-PM on museum council
WARSAW, Poland - Relatives of former Auschwitz prisoners from Poland are protesting the appointment of a top member of the country's right-wing ruling party to an advisory council at the state-run Aus...
Apr 30, 2021
Hold on! 240-pound fish, age 100, caught in Detroit River
DETROIT - Now that's a whopper - a very old whopper! A 240-pound (108.8 kilograms) sturgeon that could be more than 100 years old was caught last week in the Detroit River by the U.S. Fish and Wildlif...
Apr 30, 2021
Pope enables Vatican prosecutions of cardinals, bishops
ROME - Pope Francis has sent another message to Vatican-based cardinals and bishops that he intends to hold them accountable for criminal misconduct: He removed the procedural obstacles that had spare...
Apr 30, 2021
AstraZeneca delays filing for US authorization of COVID shot
LONDON - AstraZeneca said Friday that it intends to seek U.S. authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the "coming weeks," acknowledging a delay in the much-anticipated filing that had been expected ...
Apr 30, 2021
Montreal midfielder Mihailovic always keen to play longtime rival Columbus
LORI EWING - When Djordje Mihailovic was coming up through the Chicago Fire youth academy ranks, the nearby Columbus Crew was a natural rival. It became a point of pride to play well against the Crew'...
Apr 30, 2021
More drive-thru and walk-in clinic date in the works; 264 new cases reported by province
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has scheduled tentative dates for drive-thru and walk-in clinics throughout the province for the coming week.Clinic locations for May 5 to May 8 will be confirmed by ...
Apr 30, 2021