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Survivors' group outraged at new job for general who wrote reference for sex offender
OTTAWA - A group representing survivors of military sexual assault is expressing outrage after a senior officer who wrote a reference for a convicted sex offender was quietly reassigned to a new job -...
Oct 05, 2021
Sask Arts Board Ongoing Call for Board Members
SK Arts is seeking nominations for our Board of Directors on an ongoing basis. We will keep applications on file to fill openings as they become available.SK Arts is a Crown Agency that provides grant...
Oct 05, 2021
SHA, pharmacies set to start administering flu shots
As the Saskatchewan government implores residents to get COVID-19 vaccinations, it's also now making another vaccine available.Starting Tuesday, people in the province can book appointments to get thi...
Oct 05, 2021
Elections Canada announces vote recount in Quebec riding of Trois-Rivières
OTTAWA - Elections Canada says there will be a recount in a Quebec riding where the Bloc Qubcois narrowly fought off the Conservatives. The judicial recount will start today in Trois-Rivires, where th...
Oct 05, 2021
Children injured after firearm discharged into La Ronge apartment
Police are investigating after shots were fired into an apartment on Sunday. According to an RCMP release, on Oct. 3 at around 10:10 p.m., officers were dispatched to a report of shots fired inside of...
Oct 05, 2021
Hoilett, Wotherspoon to miss Canada's CONCACAF World Cup qualifying game in Mexico
Canada will be without forward Junior Hoilett and midfielder David Wotherspoon for Thursday's CONCACAF World Cup qualifying game in Mexico. The two British-based players - Hoilett is with England's Re...
Oct 05, 2021
SHA Discontinues Asymptomatic PCR COVID-19 Testing
REMINDER: SHA discontinues asymptomatic PCR ( polymerase chain reaction) COVID tests; asymptomatic residents requiring negative tests must access private labs.The SHA will no longer provide lab PCR te...
Oct 05, 2021
As small business sentiment drops, Liberals pressed to give benefits extra life
OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of small businesses countrywide says its members are increasingly sour on their financial prospects, underlined by uncertainty over the fate of federal pandemic...
Oct 05, 2021
Canada to play Portugal, Belgium in rugby test matches in November
TORONTO - The Canadian men's rugby team will play Portugal and Belgium during the November test window. The tour will take the 21st-ranked Canadians to No. 19 Portugal on Nov. 6 and No. 27 Belgium on ...
Oct 05, 2021
Caster Semenya working on memoir, 'Silence All the Noise'
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya is working on a book about her triumphs as a runner and her experiences as an intersex woman with naturally high testosterone levels, including her...
Oct 05, 2021