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Turnout for Day 1 of advance voting during N.B. election unusually high
FREDERICTON - Voters have turned out in unusually high numbers for advance polls in New Brunswick, with the chief electoral officer saying she believes people are eager to avoid election day lineups d...
Sep 06, 2020
Prince Albert man wins $100,000 on lottery ticket
A Prince Albert man has won $100,000.According to a media release from Saskatchewan Lotteries, Darren Soloman won the second top prize on the Extra of his Lotto Max ticket from the June 9 draw.As expl...
Sep 06, 2020
Census Bureau must temporarily halt winding down operations.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The U.S. Census Bureau for now must stop following a plan that would have it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September, according to a federal ...
Sep 06, 2020
Staff member with COVID-19 delays start of school year for Indian Head Elementary School
While most schools in the province prepare to reopen their doors, there will be a delay for Indian Head Elementary School.A staff member of the school, east of Regina, has tested positive for COVID-19...
Sep 06, 2020
Indigenous genocide finding hangs over Canada's Myanmar court intervention
OTTAWA - Cries of the pot calling the kettle black are emerging after Canada joined an international genocide lawsuit against Myanmar, because the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous...
Sep 06, 2020
Lawyers hope to erase racist and misogynistic nickname of mountain landmark
Momentum is building to properly name a prominent landmark on a mountain in the Alberta Rockies because its commonly used nickname is racist and misogynistic. The feature, which has been known since t...
Sep 06, 2020
Canada's top lawyer hopes to inspire more indigenous youth
The first indigenous president of the Canadian Bar Association has a Saskatchewan connection. Brad Regehr was born and raised in Manitoba but is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Sandy Bay...
Sep 06, 2020
No easy way home for seafarers delivering goods to Canadian ports during pandemic
MONTREAL - Resig Calanog's walk around Montreal's port is only the second time in nine months he's been on solid ground. Even for a career ship worker, it's a lot of time at sea. As for when...
Sep 06, 2020
Indigenous genocide finding hangs over Canada's Myanmar court intervention
OTTAWA - Cries of the pot calling the kettle black are emerging after Canada joined an international genocide lawsuit against Myanmar, because the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous...
Sep 06, 2020
Flu vaccine orders up in Canada as simultaneous COVID and flu infections feared
VANCOUVER - Pamela Hardy will be getting her 11-year-old twins vaccinated against flu as soon as an immunization program begins but she's worried about how public health officials ...
Sep 06, 2020
