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Classic ski trail coming to Air Ronge
A new classic ski trail is coming to Air Ronge, which should be available for use in the next couple weeks. That's according to Administrator Gavin Willins, who said council came up with the idea in D...
Jan 18, 2021
Conservative policy convention will put O'Toole's pledge of moderation to the test
OTTAWA - Anti-abortion groups are furiously organizing ahead of the Conservative party's March policy convention to advance ideas core to their members. Resolutions they're hoping will be up for votes...
Jan 18, 2021
Census Bureau director to resign amid criticism over data
Facing criticism over efforts to produce citizenship data to comply with an order from President Donald Trump, U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham said Monday that he planned to resign with ...
Jan 18, 2021
Former Buffalo and Montreal coach Marv Levy behind Buffalo Bills during playoff march
He's coached in both Kansas City and Buffalo, but former Montreal Alouettes coach Marv Levy will be firmly behind the Bills this weekend. Buffalo visits Kansas City in the AFC championship game Sunday...
Jan 18, 2021
Blanchet's choice to block critics on Twitter limits free speech: experts
OTTAWA - Dozens of people say Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet has blocked them on Twitter after they criticized his statements about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra. Richard Moon, a law pro...
Jan 18, 2021
Province administers over 22,000 COVID-19 vaccines, records four deaths, 290 new cases
Yesterday, the province administered 2,449 COVID-19 vaccines, bringing the total amount administered to 22,618.In the northern zones, there were 65 doses administered in the North Central, 104 in the ...
Jan 18, 2021
Toronto-based Samuel Vargas to face unbeaten Conor (The Destroyer) Benn in April
Toronto-based welterweight Samuel Vargas will face unbeaten Conor (The Destroyer) Benn on April 10 in the United Kingdom. Benn, the son of former world champion Nigel Benn, ran his record to 17-0-0 in...
Jan 18, 2021
Rescue society praises B.C.'s teens survival skills after he got lost snowmobiling
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - The backcountry survival skills of a British Columbia teen who got lost while snowmobiling are being praised by search and rescue volunteers who found him safe. The South Caribo...
Jan 18, 2021
Canadian women's hockey team holds Calgary "bubble" camp
CALGARY - The Canadian women's hockey team has opened a 35-player camp in a Calgary "bubble." The 14-day camp is the first physical gathering of national-team players in months because of the COVID-19...
Jan 18, 2021
WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first
GENEVA - The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it's "not right" that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinate...
Jan 18, 2021