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California Legislature OKs plan aimed at in-person learning
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $6.6 billion plan aimed at pressuring school districts to return students to the classroom before the end of the school year. The bill ...
Mar 04, 2021
'Leave the politics to the politicians,' lawyer urges judge in Meng case
VANCOUVER - A Crown lawyer is urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to ignore the "geopolitical winds swirling around" Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition case and focus instead on the legal conte...
Mar 04, 2021
Still divisive, Dr. Luke resurges at Grammys - as Tyson Trax
NEW YORK - With dark clouds looming behind him, controversial music producer and hitmaker Dr. Luke rose to the top of the Billboard charts last year with Doja Cat's ubiquitous funk-pop jam "Say So," a...
Mar 04, 2021
Travelling residents in two more N.W.T. communities can isolate at home
YELLOWKNIFE - Residents of the Northwest Territories who are from Norman Wells and Fort Simpson can now self-isolate at home if they leave the territory. A previous public-health order required anyone...
Mar 04, 2021
11 killed in army helicopter crash in eastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey - An army helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey on Thursday, killing 11 military personnel on board and injuring two others, the Defence Ministry said. News reports said a high-ranking o...
Mar 04, 2021
Former VIDO InterVac CEO uneasy about COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan
Saskatchewan is joining the provincial "bandwagon" of delaying the second doses of COVID-19 vaccines.That's what Andrew Potter, the former CEO of VIDO InterVac, tweeted just a couple of days ago - and...
Mar 04, 2021
Health Canada 'days away' from decision on Johnson & Johnson vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada is just "days away" from deciding whether to approve Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. If that happens it will add a fourth option to Canada's efforts to immunize ou...
Mar 04, 2021
Government provides $19M to child-care facilities
Licensed child-care facilities in Saskatchewan are getting more financial help.On Thursday, the Saskatchewan government said it was providing around $19 million from the Federal Safe Restart Agreement...
Mar 04, 2021
Students getting much needed escape from screens
Throughout the years, schools across Prince Albert have made sure to incorporate outdoor physical activities to make sure their students are getting outside. Now in the days of a pandemic, that has ne...
Mar 04, 2021
IIHF postpones women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia to May
HALIFAX - The International Ice Hockey Federation has confirmed the postponement of the women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia to May 6-16. The tournament was originally scheduled for April ...
Mar 04, 2021
