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No new COVID-19 cases: Nunavut moves to lift remaining lockdowns in two communities
IQALUIT, Nunavut - After two weeks with no new cases of COVID-19, Nunavut says it will lift lockdowns in the last two communities that were still facing strict public health measures. But Dr. Michael ...
Jan 11, 2021
Council approves $7.7 million budget for fire department
Prince Albert city council has approved a $7,691,380 operating budget for the fire department for the next year, a $109,520 increase from 2020. Speaking to paNOW after budget deliberations Wednesday, ...
Jan 11, 2021
PM hosts cabinet retreat to plot path through pandemic, resumption of Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a virtual cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament later this month in the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.The retreat w...
Jan 11, 2021
Bettman: NHL has to be ready to adapt and adjust as league prepares to open season
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league has to be ready to adjust and adapt as it prepares to launch its abbreviated 56-game season during the second wave of a global pandemic.In a conference ca...
Jan 11, 2021
Bianca Back: Tennis star Andreescu slated to make long-awaited return in Melbourne
After a long wait, Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu is finally set to make her return to competitive play. The 2019 U.S. Open champion will return to the court at the upcoming Melbourne Summer Se...
Jan 11, 2021
British union says it is close to settlement over unpaid Toronto Wolfpack wages
The British union representing former Toronto Wolfpack players says it is close to a settlement in excess of $1 million with majority owner David Argyle over unpaid wages. Players and staff on the fai...
Jan 11, 2021
Bar association seeks Giuliani ban over 'combat' remarks
NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani is facing possible expulsion from the New York State Bar Association over incendiary remarks he made to President Donald Trump's supporters last week before they violently sto...
Jan 11, 2021
Former RCMP officer pleads guilty to breach of trust for accessing private image from surveillance video
A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer pleaded guilty to breach of trust by a public officer in Queen's Bench Court in Battleford Monday.Wade Chitrena accessed at least one sensitive image of an adult fem...
Jan 11, 2021
Province records eight more deaths, 412 new COVID-19 cases
The province has administered 8,948 vaccines in Saskatchewan and is expecting a large amount of doses to be delivered this week. That will include 6,825 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and 5,400 of the Mo...
Jan 11, 2021
Canadian welterweight Rory MacDonald looking forward to finally making PFL debut
Thanks to the global pandemic and his move from Bellator to the Professional Fighters League, Canadian welterweight contender Rory (Red King) MacDonald has not fought since October 2019. But there is ...
Jan 11, 2021
