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Vaccine confidence in Canada holds steady despite AstraZeneca safety concerns: poll
OTTAWA - A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It also suggests ...
May 11, 2021
Federal government unlocks $740 million in airport relief
OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a basket of programs to bolster airports with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding first announced back in November. A government official, who spoke...
May 11, 2021
More tickets expected to be handed out after Sunday’s rally against public health measures
Saskatoon police say they have handed out 18 tickets to people who attended a so-called "freedom rally" in Kiwanis Memorial Park on Sunday.Police say upon attending the rally, public health officials ...
May 11, 2021
Morin seeks re-election as MN-S Vice-President
Gerald Morin is seeking his third term as vice-president for the Metis-Nation of Saskatchewan (MN-S).Reflecting back on the past four years and what was accomplished for Metis people in the country, M...
May 11, 2021
Virtual Facilitated Retreat Call for Applications
Friendly reminder: May 14 is the deadline to apply for the Virtual Facilitated Retreat that takes place June 10 - 13, 2021.Kelley Jo Burke is the Virtual Writer-In-Residence, who will provide a one ho...
May 11, 2021
Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week Is May 9 To 15
May 9 to 15 is Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week, a time to highlight invasive species and the important role the public can play to protect our province's waterbodies from this significant thre...
May 11, 2021
Alberta to stop giving first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot as supply dwindles
OTTAWA - Alberta says it won't give out more first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for the time being.A spokesman for the provincial health department says the decision was made because there ...
May 11, 2021
Belgium relaxes lockdown measures as COVID-19 numbers drop
BRUSSELS (AP) - The Belgian government said Tuesday it will further relax its coronavirus lockdown as of next month and hopes to fully reopen the nation from Sept. 1. After the country's curfew was ab...
May 11, 2021
US job openings soar to highest level on record
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses seeking to find new workers as the economy expands. Yet total job...
May 11, 2021
Uncertainty surrounds committee probe into Vance allegation as clock ticks to summer
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee will hear this morning from the senior officer who was recently tapped to lead the military's efforts to change its culture. Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan's appearance be...
May 11, 2021
