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3D printing's new challenge: Solving the US housing shortage
A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating production with industrial 3D printers. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, uses machines to deposit...
Apr 27, 2021
COVID-19 variants of concern increasing steadily across the North
As of Tuesday, April 27, the total number of identified COVID-19 cases infected with a variant of concern (VoC) in northern zones was 367. Just a week ago, that number sat at 196. That's a major cause...
Apr 27, 2021
More complete count pushes Oscars to 10.4 million viewers
NEW YORK - It may be little consolation for the movie academy, but a more complete count by the Nielsen company pushed the Academy Awards audience to 10.4 million viewers on Tuesday. A day earlier, Ni...
Apr 27, 2021
Publisher pulls Philip Roth bio, cuts ties with author
NEW YORK - The publisher of a highly anticipated and widely debated biography of Philip Roth is pulling the book and cutting ties with author Blake Bailey, who faces multiple allegations of sexual har...
Apr 27, 2021
Nunavut MP taking two-week leave because of personal health problems
OTTAWA - Nunavut's member of Parliament says she is taking a two-week leave from her political duties because she continues to struggle with personal health problems. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says in a stateme...
Apr 27, 2021
Sask. truckers, oil workers to have chance to get vaccinated at North Dakota border
Saskatchewan truckers and energy workers who regularly cross the North Dakota border are getting the chance to roll up their sleeves for COVID-19 vaccinations.On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan and North Da...
Apr 27, 2021
Saskatoon lawyer discusses legalities around ‘freedom’ rallies in Sask.
Ticketing at Saskatchewan "freedom" rallies has sparked conversation around why only certain individuals receive fines and court dates.With COVID-19 changing the way the law system works in Canada, it...
Apr 27, 2021
Province to lower vaccine eligibility age throughout the week
The Saskatchewan government has announced incremental changes to vaccine ages this week beginning on Wednesday, April 28.The eligible age ranges for booking COVID-19 vaccinations will include individu...
Apr 27, 2021
Commercial helicopter came within four metres of ditching in the Atlantic: report
HALIFAX - The Transportation Safety Board says a helicopter carrying 13 passengers and crew came within four metres of ditching in the Atlantic as it was trying to land on an offshore platform in fogg...
Apr 27, 2021
Trudeau says Ontario sick leave should be delivered directly through employers
TORONTO - Ontario should work directly with employers to bring in a paid sick-leave program, the prime minister said Tuesday as the province made clear it wanted to top up an existing federal benefit ...
Apr 27, 2021