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Police: 3 students shot in Denver-area school parking lot
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Three students were shot Friday during a fight in the parking lot of a high school in the Denver suburb of Aurora, the police chief said, only days after six teenagers from a near...
Nov 20, 2021
Parents react to approval of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 in Canada
Health Canada approved a COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11 on Friday. Here's a look at how some parents are feeling about the upcoming vaccine rollout for young kids. ___ L...
Nov 20, 2021
Sex misconduct crisis hurting military recruitment, morale: Defence Minister Anand
HALIFAX - The sexual misconduct crisis afflicting Canada's military is hurting recruitment and morale in the ranks, Anita Anand said Friday as she used one of her first public addresses as Canada's ne...
Nov 20, 2021
Power play stays hot, as Stars top Hawks for fifth-straight
The Battlefords North Stars extended their winning streak to five-straight Friday, topping the Nipawin Hawks, 5-2 in Nipawin. Stars' forward Holden Doell picked up a goal and an assist in his return t...
Nov 20, 2021
Feds, province provide funding to lower child-care costs in Sask.
The federal and provincial governments took another step Friday toward lowering child-care costs for families in Saskatchewan.The governments announced funding will be given to licensed facilities in ...
Nov 19, 2021
Saskatchewan high school volleyball provincials underway
Local volleyball teams in the northwest are off to a mixed start at Saskatchewan high school provincials this weekend.North Battleford Comprehensive lost their opening two matches on Friday at the 5A ...
Nov 19, 2021
COVID vaccine approved for young children: parents and school officials react
Amanda Morin has three children between the ages of five and nine years old, and despite Friday's announcement from Health Canada that the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for children between the age...
Nov 19, 2021
Thousand-year-old petroglyphs discovered at Wanuskewin
The actions of bison is being credited with a major archaeological find in Wanuskewin Heritage Park.On Friday, park founder Dr. Ernie Walker announced the discovery of four boulders with prehistoric c...
Nov 19, 2021
Blue Bombers, Stampeders close out regular seasons with playoff tune-up
CALGARY - Rest versus rust is the question for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. Both CFL clubs are locked into their respective playoff berths which makes their regular-se...
Nov 19, 2021
'That boy is going to be premier one day': Meet Nunavut's P.J. Akeeagok
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Anne Akeeagok remembers her son P.J. sneaking into the only school in Canada's most northern community before he was old enough to attend. She said he would try to slip into one of ...
Nov 19, 2021