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One positive COVID-19 case identified at St. John Community School
Officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) identified a positive COVID-19 case in an individual at St. John Community School in Prince Albert. Communication has been shared with the specif...
May 04, 2021
Denis Shapovalov, Felix Auger-Aliassime eliminated at Madrid Open
MADRID - Canada's Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime are out of the singles draw at the Madrid Open after suffering losses on Tuesday. The 11th-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., los...
May 04, 2021
Independent engineer to inspect P.A.'s troubled transit fleet
Prince Albert city council has voted to hire an independent engineer to examine the city's fleet of cracked buses and deliver a report.The damaged vehicles were inspected by city staff, the manufactur...
May 04, 2021
Canada needs more help with COVID-19, prominent U.S. vaccine expert urges White House
WASHINGTON - A prominent Texas doctor is urging the United States to do more to help Canadians get vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Peter Hotez, a familiar face to cable news viewers in both countries...
May 04, 2021
US trade deficit hits record $74.4 billion in March
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March as an improving U.S. economy drove purchases of imported foreign goods. The deficit was 5.6% higher than the February gap ...
May 04, 2021
Rewrite 'hollow' federal gun bill, victims' families urge Liberals
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's firearms legislation is "an offensively hollow bill" that should be completely revamped, say family members and colleagues of those who died in tragic shooting sprees...
May 04, 2021
NACI advice on 'preferred vaccines' for COVID-19 sparks confusion, anger
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is coming under fire after contradicting the advice Canadians have been receiving for weeks to take the first vaccine against COVID-19 that the...
May 04, 2021
Montreal comic creators suing Marvel, say Iron Man suit looks 'strikingly' familiar
MONTREAL - When Montreal-based comic book company founders Ben and Raymond Lai watched the 2018 Marvel movie "Avengers: Infinity War," they said they knew they had to sue Marvel Entertainment - again....
May 04, 2021
Mexico City metro overpass collapses onto road; 15 dead
MEXICO CITY - An overpass in Mexico City's metro collapsed Monday night, sending a train plunging toward a road, trapping at least one car under rubble and killing at least 15 people, authorities said...
May 04, 2021
Edmonton Oilers clinch playoff spot with 5-3 win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Connor McDavid had four points and the Edmonton Oilers clinched a playoff spot with a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. The Oilers captain had two goal and two assists and Jess...
May 03, 2021
