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Senate poised for final vote on amended assisted-dying bill after days of debate
OTTAWA - Senators are wrapping up final debate on a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying.They will vote on the bill, as amended by senators, later today.Senators have already approved ...
Feb 17, 2021

Canadian rookie Edwards shining in a bizarre UConn season unlike any other
Aaliyah Edwards splits her days between the gym and her apartment. The 18-year-old Canadian is one of six freshmen on a No. 1-ranked University of Connecticut women's basketball team that's seen littl...
Feb 17, 2021

Dog rescued Sunday diagnosed with advanced rickets, transported to Moose Jaw
A dog suffering from a skeletal disorder known as rickets was discovered in the tri-communities over the weekend and transported to Moose Jaw for medical care. La Ronge's Linda Hordyski, who has opera...
Feb 17, 2021

Province reports 124 new cases of COVID-19, 189 recoveries
The provincial total of COVID-19 cases has reached 26,953 cases with 124 new cases reported in the province on Feb. 17. The North accounted for 51 of the new cases.Five Saskatchewan residents who test...
Feb 17, 2021

Mississauga man pleads guilty to laundering money in alleged North Korean cyberhack
WASHINGTON - A Canadian man has pleaded guilty in what U.S. prosecutors described Wednesday as a scheme by hackers linked to military intelligence in North Korea to steal more than $1.3 billion from b...
Feb 17, 2021

Nearly 300 charges laid, 130 arrested, as Vancouver police target shoplifting
VANCOUVER - A month-long crackdown has resulted in nearly 300 recommended criminal charges against people police allege are violent and prolific shoplifters working in downtown Vancouver. A statement ...
Feb 17, 2021

US govt seizes roughly 10M phoney N95 masks in COVID-19 probe
WASHINGTON - Federal agents have seized roughly 10 million fake 3M brand N95 masks in recent weeks, the result of an ongoing investigation into counterfeits sold in at least five states to hospitals, ...
Feb 17, 2021

Injury-hit Norway take gold in world skiing team event
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Most talk about the Norwegian ski team at the world championships has been about its many injured stars. On Wednesday, Norway made the headlines for winning gold at the team...
Feb 17, 2021

Dubai princess' backers seek Biden help to win her freedom
LONDON - Supporters of an Emirati princess held against her will for almost three years are urging Joe Biden to put pressure on her father to release the woman, saying the U.S. president is one of the...
Feb 17, 2021

Groups ask Biden administration to reconsider nuke decision
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Watchdog groups want the Biden administration to reconsider a decision by a U.S. agency not to conduct a more extensive environmental review related to production of the plutonium ...
Feb 17, 2021