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Dozens injured in stampede at big Israeli religious festival
JERUSALEM - More than 100 people were injured, dozens critically, in a stampede at a religious gathering popular with ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people, Is...
Apr 29, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 29, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 29, 2021. There are 1,211,083 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,211,083 confirmed cases (83,452 acti...
Apr 29, 2021
NFL draft: No suspense as 3 QBs dominate early picks
No suspense at the top of this NFL draft: Quarterback, quarterback and, yep, quarterback. With fans in attendance, prospects on hand and Commissioner Roger Goodell dispensing greetings to players bein...
Apr 29, 2021
NFL draft: No suspense as 3 QBs dominate early picks
No suspense at the top of this NFL draft: Quarterback, quarterback and, yep, quarterback. With fans in attendance, prospects on hand and Commissioner Roger Goodell dispensing greetings to players bein...
Apr 29, 2021
Complaints to Sask. ombudsman illustrate differing perspectives on COVID precautions
COVID-19 precautions went too far for some and not far enough for others who complained about long-term care homes and correctional facilities to Saskatchewan's ombudsman last year.Saskatchewan's ombu...
Apr 29, 2021
Street drugs poisoned with benzos can lead to 'catastrophic' overdoses: advocate
VANCOUVER - A drug policy adviser to the City of Vancouver is warning of a dangerous drug saturating British Columbia's illicit supply in much the same way fentanyl did several years ago. Karen Ward s...
Apr 29, 2021
RCMP Youth Advisory Committee seeking members in Montreal Lake Cree Nation
Local RCMP are looking to build the relationship between themselves and youth in Saskatchewan with their new Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). They are currently looking for members from Montreal Lake C...
Apr 29, 2021
NLSD annual report shows low graduation rates and final marks
Key indicators in the Northern Lights School Division's (NLSD) 2019-2020 annual report show northern students continue to lag behind their southern counterparts.For instance, when it comes to students...
Apr 29, 2021
Brazil tops 400,000 virus deaths amid fears of renewed surge
SAO PAULO - Brazil on Thursday became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives in just one month, as some health experts warn there may be gruesome da...
Apr 29, 2021
Remains of missing Sask. man found in B.C.
After more than a year of waiting for answers, the family of Brandon Sakebow has received one.RCMP informed the family last week they found human remains in Mission, B.C. On Wednesday morning, the fam...
Apr 29, 2021