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Serological surveys to look for COVID-19 immunity in Canadian population
Canada's top doctor says too little is known to consider using a newly approved serology test to identify individuals who could be immune to COVID-19 and allow those people to return to work or gather...
May 13, 2020
Florida governor willing to host teams for restart of sports
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida is willing to be a restart site for professional sports leagues, just like Arizona, when play resumes following shutdowns caused by the new coronavirus. "One thing I am goi...
May 13, 2020
Legal questions on northern lockdown as some relaxations are pondered
A leading Saskatchewan lawyer is questioning the legality of the government's lockdown of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD) to help combat the spread of COVID-19. As the weather...
May 13, 2020
Nova Scotia premier waiting for feds before determining mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is still not committing to a public inquiry into the shooting rampage that claimed 22 lives last month, saying the province is waiting to see what federal authorities u...
May 13, 2020
Kenney slams China's handling of COVID-19, urges North American 'onshoring'
WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney added his voice to the anti-China chorus Wednesday, savaging the communist republic's handling of the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak and urging Canada...
May 13, 2020
COVID-19 dominates the rhetoric, and the reality, of MPs on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Bright spotlights, metal girders and the stone backdrop of West Block's interior courtyard give the temporary home of the House of Commons the feel of a movie set. Perfect, some have obs...
May 13, 2020
Miller, the first player back at Raptors' OVO Centre, happy to be back on floor
TORONTO - It was unlike any NBA practice he'd ever attended. But two months to the day after the league closed shop due to COVID-19, Malcolm Miller was happy just to be back on the floor wit...
May 13, 2020
Liberal MP Bratina suggests CFL take different approach with federal government
TORONTO - An MP with a long history with the CFL is hoping the league has called an audible in its approach to securing financial help from the federal government. Liberal MP Bob Bratina, who spe...
May 13, 2020
Buying hand sanitizer in bulk in Prince Albert
Hand sanitizer is a much-needed item for the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.While it remains a hot commodity, its local availability has improved after it was nowhere to be found a month ago. Canad...
May 13, 2020
P.A. National Park not accepting visitors this weekend
The May long weekend is coming up and while the Government of Saskatchewan has plans to allow certain businesses and services to re-open this is not the case across the board.Prince Albert National Pa...
May 13, 2020
