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Health minister speaks on fourth wave, vaccines, public health measures
The Saskatchewan health minister wants to emphasize one major point: people in the province need to get vaccinated."I can't emphasize this enough. We have over 500,000 vaccines in our province right n...
Aug 25, 2021

Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin to sit out game against the U.S.
CALGARY - Canadian women's hockey team captain Marie-Philip Poulin won't play Thursday against the United States at the world championship after blocking a shot with her chest in a previous game. Hock...
Aug 25, 2021

Northwest Territories reinstates mask mandate over growing COVID-19 cases
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has issued its first territorywide mask mandate in the face of growing COVID-19 numbers. Chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kandola said masks will be mandato...
Aug 25, 2021

Lawyers allied with Trump penalized over Michigan lawsuit
DETROIT (AP) - Nine lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump face financial penalties and other sanctions after a judge Wednesday said they had abused the court system with a lawsuit that cha...
Aug 25, 2021

'Back to my roots': Thrasher leaving tri-communities after 48 years
Connie Thrasher moved to La Ronge with plans for a temporary stay, but 48 years later it's bittersweet for her to say goodbye to a northern community she grew to love. She moved to La Ronge in Novembe...
Aug 25, 2021

Blue Jays reinstate Soria from injured list, Biggio week to week with ligament sprain
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated reliever Joakim Soria from the 10-day injured list Wednesday and optioned fellow right-hander Connor Overton to triple-A Buffalo. Soria, acquired from the Ar...
Aug 25, 2021

Riders in first, Vaccinations for Rider games and first black player in the CFL
It is a strange week in the midst of a strange season - The Riders beat Ottawa 23-10 to go to 3-0, the last undefeated team in the CFL and sole owners of first place in the CFL West; the CFL had its f...
Aug 25, 2021

Man in prison for killing of woman in Edmonton hotel appeals conviction, sentence
EDMONTON - A former long-haul trucker from Ontario who is in an Alberta prison for killing a woman in an Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is appealing his conviction and sentence. Bradley Barton was s...
Aug 25, 2021

Montreal police urged to be vigilant after officers allegedly targeted by bullets
Montreal police officers are trained to be alert for danger, but after two officers were allegedly targeted by bullets earlier this week, members of the force are being urged to be extra careful, Insp...
Aug 25, 2021

One presumed dead, one injured in collapse at B.C. construction site: RCMP
VANCOUVER - The RCMP say one person is believed to be dead and another is in hospital after part of a building collapsed in North Vancouver on Wednesday. Sgt. Peter DeVries says fire and rescue person...
Aug 25, 2021