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PA Optimists Bunny Making Young People Happy
The PA Optimist bunny has been busy making sure young folks in the Ronald McDonald Room, Victoria Hospital and the YWCA aren't missed when the Easter Bunny visits Prince Albert. President Izabela and ...
Apr 13, 2022
Were the Mandates Really Legal?
Recently I had the honour of speaking with one of the original creators of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Honourable Mr. Brian Peckford. Peckford also served the Province of Newfoundland and ...
Apr 13, 2022
April Showers Bring More Snow?
April showers bring May flowers. It has been a long winter to say the least with more snow than we usually see. The winter has seemed endless with snowing, blowing and wind. But, we all know this weat...
Apr 13, 2022
COVID-19 vaccines in national stockpile starting to expire as uptake slows
OTTAWA - Health Canada says almost 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines held in a national inventory have expired since January. That includes more than 420,000 doses of Moderna's vaccine that expir...
Apr 13, 2022
Quebec Halloween night sword attack trial suspended because of COVID-19 outbreak
QUEBEC - The trial of a man charged in Quebec's Halloween night sword attack has been postponed until next week after a second juror tested positive for COVID-19. Carl Girouard, 26, is charged with tw...
Apr 13, 2022
AP source: CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to a person familiar with ...
Apr 13, 2022
The journey of two entrepreneurs and the quest to remove receipt waste
Two Saskatchewan entrepreneurs are tackling a big, but often forgotten issue of wasted receipts.Kim Baldwin and Carmen Johanson, who have known each other since their days at the University of Saskatc...
Apr 13, 2022
NBA releases Raptors-76ers opening round playoff schedule
TORONTO - Playoff basketball returns to Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on April 20. The full schedule for the first round of the NBA playoffs was released Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors, who open their se...
Apr 13, 2022
Coaching couple, banned for life by Gymnastic Canada, cancel their appeals
TORONTO - Eleven Canadian gymnasts who say they were abused by coaches Dave and Elizabeth Brubaker applauded the news that the couple has withdrawn an appeal of their coaching bans. Dave Brubaker, who...
Apr 13, 2022
Victim feared N.S. mass killer might come to her house, an hour before he arrived
HALIFAX - The final victim in Nova Scotia's mass shooting knew the killer and told her daughter she was afraid he could be headed for her home, about an hour before he arrived in her driveway on April...
Apr 13, 2022
