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PHR to expand hours, hire more staff after more than $180K in April donations
What an April it was for Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR).The Saskatoon safe consumption site had at least 62 businesses and organizations donate to its facility during the calendar month. Originally, it ...
May 03, 2021
Theft from SLGA only loss of public money in fourth quarter
The Saskatchewan government has announced just one loss of public money for the fourth quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal year.In a media release Monday, the government said a Saskatchewan Liquor and Gamin...
May 03, 2021
More than 5,000 international air travellers positive for COVID-19 since February
OTTAWA - More than 5,000 people tested positive for COVID-19 after flying back to Canada since mandatory quarantine hotels began in late February. That includes 3,748 people who tested positive the da...
May 03, 2021
Nunavut capital declares local state of emergency as COVID-19 cases rise
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit's city council has declared a local state of emergency over rising numbers of COVID-19 cases. The capital city of about 8,000 people has 81 of the territory's 85 active case...
May 03, 2021
Bobby Unser, 87, Indy 500 champ in great racing family, dies
Bobby Unser, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and part of the only pair of brothers to win "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" has died. He was 87. He died Sunday at his home in Albuquerque, New Me...
May 03, 2021
NY Times, Washington Post, NBC correct articles on Giuliani
NEW YORK - The Washington Post, New York Times and NBC News all issued similar corrections to stories regarding Rudolph Giuliani, former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, and his dealings in U...
May 03, 2021
Opposition blasts Liberals after debate to call PM's top aide on Vance cancelled
OTTAWA - Opposition parties are up in arms after a parliamentary committee meeting in which members were expected to debate calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff to testify was cancel...
May 03, 2021
Several provinces expand COVID-19 vaccine access as deliveries ramp up
Several provinces are expanding their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns as a key vaccine supplier is set to drastically ramp up deliveries this week. With shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine expecte...
May 03, 2021
Lower visits, revenue reported as pandemic measures created unpredictable ski season
CALGARY - Measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic made for a bumpy ride for most of the ski and snowboard industry in Canada, as revenues slumped even at resorts that were able to maintain near-norm...
May 03, 2021
Eight Students & Alumni Invested Into the Order of Gabriel Dumont
The Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research Inc. (GDI) is proud to announce eight students and alumni were awarded bronze medals and invested into the Order of Gabriel Dumont o...
May 03, 2021