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Pharmacies deal with appointment shuffling as COVID vaccines roll out
Saskatchewan's COVID-19 vaccine rollout is going full steam ahead, and pharmacies are a major part of that.But what happens when appointments at pharmacies are cancelled?Dawn Martin, the CEO of the Ph...
May 10, 2021
Local guitar instructor retiring after 44 years
After more than four decades teaching guitar, Prince Albert's Byron Matice, owner of Byron's Guitar Instruction is calling it a career.Since the 1970s Matice has been instructing numerous aspiring pla...
May 10, 2021
Council buys more land and gets started on design of 4,500 seat arena
Editor's note: this story was amended later on Monday to include more details and comments.Prince Albert city council has awarded the $3.2 million dollar contract for the design of the 4,500-seat aren...
May 10, 2021
Saskatchewan Rush sold to Priestner family
The Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League has been sold to the owners of the WHL's Saskatoon Blades.On Monday, the Priestner Sports Corporation purchased the franchise from Bruce Urban.Bla...
May 10, 2021
'Very jealous': Canadian teams unable to take advantage of relaxed COVID-19 rules
Winnipeg Jets winger Andrew Copp is envious. Edmonton Oilers defenceman Tyson Barrie, meanwhile, described the situation as "awesome" for the teams in question. And Toronto Maple goalie Jack Campbell ...
May 10, 2021
California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the nation's most populated state amid "acute water supply shortages" in northern and cent...
May 10, 2021
Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...
May 10, 2021
Raptors coach Nurse reflects on bizarre season rocked by displacement and COVID-19
Two years after their thrilling run to the Larry O'Brien Trophy, this Toronto Raptors season will also go down as one of the most memorable in history - for all the wrong reasons. The league's only te...
May 10, 2021
Canadian men to play next two World Cup qualifying matches in the U.S.
Canada will play World Cup qualifying matches next month against Aruba and Suriname in Bradenton, Fla., and suburban Chicago, respectively. Travel restrictions due to the pandemic have forced Canada, ...
May 10, 2021
NDP join Liberals to cut short debate, move pandemic election bill forward
OTTAWA - New Democrats have joined forces with the Liberals to cut short initial debate on a bill aimed at ensuring a federal election could be held safely, if need be, during the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
May 10, 2021
