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Canada reintroducing PCR tests for travel abroad amid Omicron spike
The federal government is beefing up its travel restrictions as Omicron begins to take hold across the country.Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced Friday that Canada is reintroducing th...
Dec 17, 2021
Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for any...
Dec 17, 2021
Raiders ready for Blades, hope to keep good play going into holiday break
Recent trends are pointing towards good things this weekend for the Prince Albert Raiders, as they will hope that's the case when they take on the Saskatoon Blades for a home-and-home series this week...
Dec 17, 2021
Government releases request for qualifications to lead the expansion of Victoria Hospital
The Government of Saskatchewan has released a request for qualifications for the expansion and redevelopment of the Prince Albert Victoria Hospital.The project is aimed to provide P.A. and northern Sa...
Dec 17, 2021
Mintos beat Contacts in OT, Tait signs, Bears starstruck
The Prince Albert Mintos got a clutch performance from their captain on Thursday. Skipper Rhett Ravndahl got the overtime winner as the Mintos defeated the Saskatoon Contacts 3-2 in the extra frame Th...
Dec 17, 2021
Power of Peace
For millennia humankind has desired peace upon the earth.We have looked to kings, politicians, spiritual leaders, even cried out to the heavens above, and prayed for peace. We long for a unity in whic...
Dec 17, 2021
Holiday Spending and Sticking to your Budget
Some of you may already have completed your holiday spending, but likely many of you have not. Year after year, polls indicate that Canadians continue to spend more and more at Christmas. These statis...
Dec 17, 2021
Manitoba judge to rule on battle over Progressive Conservative leadership
WINNIPEG - A judge is to rule today in a fight over the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives. Shelly Glover, who finished a close second in the party's Oct. 30 leadership race,...
Dec 17, 2021
Justin Trudeau shares father's dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emp...
Dec 17, 2021
Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden's EV tax credits
WASHINGTON - The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veterans observer...
Dec 17, 2021
