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Three more provinces announce plans for COVID-19 child vaccination programs
Parents in Alberta can start booking online COVID-19 vaccination times for their children on Wednesday as three more provinces announced the rollout of similar inoculation programs on Tuesday. Alberta...
Nov 23, 2021
Gushue edges Jacobs to remain unbeaten at Canada's Olympic curling trials
SASKATOON - The latest edition in the so-called Battle of the Brads rivalry showed why the Olympic champion skips are essentially a pick 'em every time they play. Brad Gushue edged Brad Jacobs 7-6 on ...
Nov 23, 2021
Conservatives say all MPs should vote on vaccination mandate to enter House
OTTAWA - Conservatives say all 338 members of Parliament should be able to vote on whether they must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the House of Commons. Tory whip Blake RichardsaskedCo...
Nov 23, 2021
Anishinaabe artist outfits Canadian Olympic curlers in Indigenous-inspired uniforms
SASKATOON - Canada's curlers will wear both their Canadian pride and a celebration of Indigenous spirit when they compete at the Beijing Games. Curling Canada and their uniform partner Dynasty Curling...
Nov 23, 2021
Prince Albert schools prepare to host vaccine clinics
With the impending arrival of over 112,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) plans to offer immunizations in more than 100 schools.Within the Saskatchewan Rivers Sch...
Nov 23, 2021
Quebec long-term care homes 'forgotten' in COVID-19 planning, ombudswoman says
MONTREAL - Long-term care homes were almost totally forgotten in Quebec's early COVID-19 planning, the province's ombudswoman said Tuesday in a report that called for widespread changes to "humanize" ...
Nov 23, 2021
Respected Cree professor receives Saskatchewan's highest honour
Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Solomon Ratt has been invested into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the province's highest honour.He officially received the award during a special ceremony Nov. 17 wi...
Nov 23, 2021
Woman back in Canada with young daughter after years in Syrian prison camps
OTTAWA - A Canadian woman who spent more than two years in Syrian prison camps is home from Iraq after fighting Ottawa to get an emergency travel document. The woman's lawyer, Paul Champ, says she arr...
Nov 23, 2021
Police ask for help in finding missing 14-year-old
Prince Albert police are asking for help to find a missing teenager.Police said 14-year-old Bailee Isbister has been reported missing. Police did not disclose details as to when and where she was last...
Nov 23, 2021
Man dies after falling through ice on Young Loon Lake
Big River RCMP is investigating after a man fell through the ice and died while snowmobiling on young Loon Lake last week.On Nov. 18 RCMP said they were called to Young Loon Lake around 7:45 p.m. wher...
Nov 23, 2021
