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Fundraiser started for man recovering after being pinned under car for 26 hours
The community of Big River and surrounding areas are coming together to help a local father who is recovering from a serious collision earlier this month.According to the organizer of a Go Fund Me pag...
Sep 18, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps want to get back to winning ways in MLS game against Colorado
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps must punch above their weight Sunday in Denver against the Colorado Rapids in a bid to climb into the Major League Soccer playoff picture. Vancouver (7-8-8) ended a...
Sep 18, 2021
N.S. premier tells people who protested at public health doctor's home to 'grow up'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier has asked people who protested proof-of-vaccination policies outside the home of the province's chief medical officer of health to consider act...
Sep 18, 2021
Pandemic federal election campaign produces little enthusiasm for any party
OTTAWA - A campaign that started with anger over Justin Trudeau's decision to call an election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is ending amid anger over conservative premiers' handling of the he...
Sep 18, 2021
Citing a fixture crunch, Canada opts to skip World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge
Citing a fixture crunch, Canada will skip next month's World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge. The six-team competition, back after a pandemic-prompted hiatus, runs Oct. 22-30 in Montevideo, Uruguay, ...
Sep 18, 2021
Riders fans react to vaccine requirement; small group shows up to protest
For the first time, Saskatchewan Roughriders fans needed to prove they were vaccinated to get into Mosaic Stadium on Friday night.Many fans didn't seem to mind the new system at all.980 CJME went to t...
Sep 18, 2021
Coral reefs have lost half their ability to support human communities, study finds
A Canadian-led team of scientists has concluded that tropical coral reefs that feed millions around the world have lost about half their ability to support human communities since 1950. "I don't think...
Sep 18, 2021
Muslim Canadians call on politicians to take concrete action to fight Islamophobia
LONDON, Ont. - Dareen Shilbayeh can't stop herself from looking over her shoulder while out in public. The London, Ont., resident who wears a hijab says she's been worried she'll be targeted because o...
Sep 18, 2021
National Big Brothers Big Sisters Day brings awareness to the importance of mentorship
Today is a very exciting day for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Prince Albert as it is a celebratory day for the organization with Big Brothers Big Sisters Day across Canada."It is a day to raise awarene...
Sep 18, 2021
Majority of Quebecers support mandatory health-care worker vaccination: Leger poll
MONTREAL - More than three-quarters of Quebecers support mandatory vaccination for health-care workers, according to a new Leger poll, which also found strong support for vaccine passports across the ...
Sep 18, 2021
