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Federal judge nixes Ohio's push for early redistricting data
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state of Ohio that tried to get the U.S. Census Bureau to provide data used for drawing congressional and legislative districts ahead of i...
Mar 24, 2021
SHA to expand vaccination bookings to 62-and-over age group
People in Saskatchewan aged 62 and over will be able to book COVID-19 vaccination appointments starting Thursday at 8 a.m.The Saskatchewan Health Authority made the announcement Wednesday, just a few ...
Mar 24, 2021
Province reports 190 new cases and one death related to COVID-19
The province reported 190 new cases and 96 recoveries of COVID-19 today. This brings the provincial total to 32,181 cases; 30,196 recoveries and 1,565 cases considered active.One Saskatchewan resident...
Mar 24, 2021
People downwind of 1st atomic blast renew push for US payout
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The president of the Navajo Nation, New Mexico residents who live downwind from the site of the world's first atomic blast and others renewed their push Wednesday for recognition a...
Mar 24, 2021
Games postponed after member of P.E.I. junior hockey team tests positive for COVID-19
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - The Maritime Junior Hockey League has announced a confirmed case of COVID-19 involving a member of the Summerside Western Capitals and postponed six of their games. In a post on i...
Mar 24, 2021
Bono, Cruz to star in animated series on vaccine importance
LOS ANGELES - Bono, Penlope Cruz and David Oyelowo will lend their voices in an animated series to raise awareness about the importance of global vaccine access. The ONE Campaign announced Wednesday t...
Mar 24, 2021
Military 'playbook' lacks plan for dealing with cases against defence chiefs
OTTAWA - An early version of a new "playbook" to help Canada's top military commander deal with allegations of misconduct involving senior officers appears to provide little in the way of new directio...
Mar 24, 2021
Sask. steering doses toward more drive-through vaccination clinics
President Joe Biden soon could be helping Saskatchewan battle COVID-19.Premier Scott Moe said during a media conference Tuesday that Saskatchewan's share of the 1.5 million AstraZeneca doses the Unite...
Mar 24, 2021
Canadian men face stiff challenge in Honduras at CONCACAF Olympic qualifier
A win or draw against Honduras on Thursday and Canada is through to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship. And if Haiti and El Salvador (both 0-1-1) tie in the earlier m...
Mar 24, 2021
Crown says it was reasonable for border screening to precede Meng's arrest
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says it was entirely reasonable for border officers to question Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou before her arrest in 2018. Diba Majzub told the B.C. Su...
Mar 24, 2021