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NHL postpones Leafs, Canucks games as COVID-19 cases grow
VANCOUVER - The NHL has postponed two games each for the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs as COVID-19 case counts continue to jump throughout the league. A matchup between the Canucks and Lea...
Dec 18, 2021
Students, representatives worry about spread of COVID-19 at in-person exams at UBC
VANCOUVER - Students and their representatives at the University of British Columbia are calling for the cancellation of in-person exams as the province deals with a surge in cases of the Omicron vari...
Dec 18, 2021
61 new COVID-19 cases in province, six less hospitalizations, no new deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan reported 61 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, with a decrease of six hospitalizations and no new deaths. Of the new cases, five are in the North Central zone, while three ...
Dec 18, 2021
Quebec Liquor Corp. warehouse staff OK deal; restocking shelves will take few weeks
MONTREAL - Quebec's liquor corporation says its warehouse workers have ratified a new contract, but it will be a few weeks more before store shelves are full again. Union members voted 86.3 per cent i...
Dec 18, 2021
MN-S donating $930,000 to deliver crucial services to Métis communities
The Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan Ministry of Health is donating $930,000 to over two dozen organizations across the province that provide support to Mtis experiencing difficulties associated with disrupte...
Dec 18, 2021
Judge finalizes jury instructions at Maxwell sex abuse trial
NEW YORK (AP) - British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell appeared in court on Saturday for a rare weekend hearing where attorneys made arguments about how the judge should instruct a jury on the law in Max...
Dec 18, 2021
COVID-19 cases mount, restrictions reintroduced amid Omicron variant threat
COVID-19 cases are continuing to soar across the country, with Ontario and Quebec each posting more than 3,000 new cases today fuelled by the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. One day after se...
Dec 18, 2021
Dentists see pandemic stress in patients with more grinding, cracked, broken teeth
VICTORIA - Stress and anxiety connected to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is revealing itself in people's mouths, say dentists who report increasing cases of patients with cracked, broken and damaged t...
Dec 18, 2021
'Have to forgive:' Son of woman killed in crash caused by premier trying to move on
SASKATOON - Steve Balog says his mom didn't come from money but she knew how to give in kindness. One of the first times he remembers seeing her selflessness was when she pulled over to help a boy on ...
Dec 18, 2021
Extreme cold warnings continue in Saskatchewan
A large area of Saskatchewan remained under extreme cold warnings Saturday morning.Environment Canada explains the cooler conditions mixed with windchill values in the -40C range means frostbite can d...
Dec 18, 2021
