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Dancing like there's no COVID-19: Paris hosts test concert
PARIS (AP) - Thousands of people, masked and tested for the coronavirus, packed inside a Paris arena for a concert Saturday as part of a public health experiment to prepare France to host big events a...
May 29, 2021
Group: Spot where car hit 'School of Rock' actor is unsafe
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago intersection where an actor who appeared in the movie "School of Rock" was killed while riding his bicycle was flagged three years ago by a traffic safety group as "notoriou...
May 29, 2021
Quebec reports 410COVID-19 cases following the first night without curfew.
Quebec is reporting 410 new cases of COVID-19 today following the first night without the long-standing curfew meant to curb virus spread. The provincial government lifted the nighttime curfew that ha...
May 29, 2021
Queen Mary playground fundraiser reaches $10K
A $40,000 playground upgrade project at Prince Albert's Queen Mary School, is one step closer to construction, thanks in large part to a major donation this week.Vern Remy and his cousin, "Dr. Bob", r...
May 29, 2021
Canada coach John Herdman picks squad for crucial CONACACF World Cup qualifiers
Coach John Herdman has chosen his troops for a crucial World Cup qualifying stretch in June that could see Canada advance to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying.With injuries, form and availability...
May 29, 2021
Inmate at Sask. Pen dies while in custody
Correctional Services announced Friday evening that an inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert died while in custody. Leonard Montgrand had been serving a 1.5-year sentence for aggrav...
May 29, 2021
One COVID-19 case confirmed at École St. Mary High School
One person from at cole St. Mary High School has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a press release from the Prince Albert Catholic School Division. The Friday evening statement said "this cas...
May 29, 2021
Saskatchewan expands second COVID vaccine dose eligibility
Effective at 8 a.m. Saturday the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is expanding access to second doses of COVID-19 vaccines.Anyone 70-years of age or older will be eligible to get their second shot....
May 29, 2021
Condemnation after U of R prof directs ‘racist comments’ at students
The University of Regina's president is denouncing what the school says were "racist comments" made by a faculty member toward students in the class.On Friday morning, the school tweeted a statement s...
May 29, 2021
Council denies plan for digital sign at Arthur Pechey
The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) will not be allowed to put a free-standing digital sign on cole Arthur Pechey Public School grounds. Prince Albert city council denied the reques...
May 29, 2021
