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Wintertainment in North Battleford
Wintertainment is just right around the corner, so be sure to visit https://www.cityofnb.ca/parks_recreation/wintertainment.html and register for some great activities.Plus, did you see the kick-off d...
Feb 03, 2022

U of R team gets NFL funding to study cannabinoids’ effect on concussions, pain management
The University of Regina's Dr. Patrick Neary has assembled a team that's ready for the NFL."I consider myself just an old jockstrap, bouncing a basketball and shooting a puck," Neary said with a chuck...
Feb 03, 2022

Saskatchewan changing PCR test eligibility, COVID reporting practices
Saskatchewan is changing the way it's managing COVID-19.While public health measures such as mandatory masking, self-isolation and proof of vaccination will remain in place for the time being, the pro...
Feb 03, 2022

Ex-Chicago officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prison
CHICAGO (AP) - Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke left prison on Thursday after serving less than half of his nearly seven-year sentence for killing Black teenager Laquan McDonald - an early...
Feb 03, 2022

‘It’s time:’ Moe vows to remove all public health measures in Sask.
Premier Scott Moe once again is vowing to end all COVID-related restrictions in Saskatchewan.In a video posted to his Twitter account Wednesday evening, Moe said the time has come to ease all public h...
Feb 03, 2022

Quebec court says justice minister's intervention on judge bilingualism illegal
MONTREAL - The Quebec Superior Court has ruled that the province's justice minister does not get to decide whether judges can be required to speak English as well as French. The case was centred aroun...
Feb 03, 2022

New blockade in Alberta cutting off traffic to U.S. border crossing
MILK RIVER, ALBERTA - RCMP say a second blockade on a highway leading to the main United States border crossing in Alberta has choked off traffic. "Protesters have stopped traffic from going southboun...
Feb 03, 2022

Bayern Munich says Davies is fine but "bored" as he recovers from myocarditis
Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann says Canadian star Alphonso Davies is fine but bored as he recovers from myocarditis following a bout with COVID-19. Bayern said Jan. 5 that the 21-year-old fro...
Feb 03, 2022

Canadian military cuts dozens of unvaccinated troops, puts hundreds more on notice
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says dozens of Canadian Armed Forces members who refused to get vaccinated have now been kicked out of the military. Release proceedings have started for hu...
Feb 03, 2022

Police in England say young Vernon, B.C., woman murdered in Essex, man in custody
Police in Essex, England, say a 19-year-old British Columbia woman has been murdered and a man is under arrest. A statement from Essex Police says 19-year-old Ashley Wadsworth of Vernon died Tuesday, ...
Feb 03, 2022