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Community leaders call for action on anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Leaders of the Chinese-Canadian community say the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across Vancouver and North America suggests the population has not been accepted as a part of the wider soc...
May 13, 2021

Precipitation levels in La Ronge currently well-below normal
Precipitation levels for La Ronge in April and May are far below annual rates. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada Meteorologist Alysa Pederson, in April 2021, La Ronge had 9.5 millimet...
May 13, 2021

Sask. NDP calling on provincial government to ‘save our summer’
With warmer weather on the way and the possibility of more things to do, Saskatchewan's NDP is calling on the provincial government to do more to get people out - safely - this summer.The Opposition p...
May 13, 2021

Locked out stagehands protest outside Metropolitan Opera
NEW YORK (AP) - Locked out Metropolitan Opera stagehands protested the use of nonunion shops to construct sets for the company's upcoming season, attracting a crowd of roughly 1,000 people outside Lin...
May 13, 2021

Harvey Mason jr. becomes official CEO of Recording Academy
NEW YORK (AP) - Harvey Mason jr., can drop the interim from his title: He's now the official president and CEO of The Recording Academy. The academy, which produces the Grammy Awards annually, made th...
May 13, 2021

Philly health official forced to resign over MOVE cremations
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia's top health official was compelled to resign Thursday after the city's mayor said he learned human remains from the 1985 bombing of the headquarters of a Black organi...
May 13, 2021

Rock legend Alice Cooper to auction off Andy Warhol artwork
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - An Andy Warhol canvas found years ago in the garage of rocker Alice Cooper could become the highest selling artwork ever in Arizona. The music legend, who has a home in metro ...
May 13, 2021

ESPN, MLB agree to 7-year rights extension through 2028
ESPN could be rewarded with additional playoff games under its new deal with Major League Baseball. Walt Disney Company and MLB announced a seven-year extension of their rights agreement Thursday. ESP...
May 13, 2021

Wapiti Valley Ski Park creates $100,000 fundraising campaign
A regional park and ski resort in the northeast is taking the unprecedented step of creating a GoFundMe page and reopening fundraiser.The fundraising campaign aims to recover costs lost at the Wapiti ...
May 13, 2021

SHA tweaks COVID vaccination appointment system
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has made a technical tweak to make it easier for people to book appointments to get a COVID-19 vaccine.On Thursday, the SHA said it had changed its Vaccine Patient Bo...
May 13, 2021