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Board of Directors put plan in place for Prince Albert Winter Festival in 2021
With just over a month until the Prince Albert Winter Festival, the Board of Directors have announced they have plans in place to put on the Winter Festival in February despite the COVID-19 pandemic.A...
Dec 28, 2020
Levi an outlier among Canadian junior hockey team goaltenders
Devon Levi's unexpected emergence as Canada's starting goaltender fits with an unusual 2021 world junior hockey championship. Levi, from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que., is just the third goalie in the last...
Dec 28, 2020
Why credit scores matter
How to gain more control over your financial future.Many aspects of the economy are affected by forces well beyond our reach but being attentive to the economic factors that you can influence directly...
Dec 28, 2020
Mexico might allow private firms to buy, distribute vaccines
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Monday he is not opposed to private companies buying coronavirus vaccines to distribute to patients who want to pay for the shots. But he...
Dec 28, 2020
Ontario government facing criticism after COVID-19 shots slowed over holidays
The Ontario government has come under fire from critics after COVID-19 immunizations ramped down over the holidays. The Ministry of Health says in a statement that hospitals administering the vaccine ...
Dec 28, 2020
House set to vote on Trump's $2,000 checks as GOP balks
WASHINGTON - Pandemic aid secured, Congress turned Monday to confront the White House on additional year-end priorities after President Donald Trump reluctantly signed a $2 trillion-plus COVID-19 reli...
Dec 28, 2020
More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up
A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophi...
Dec 28, 2020
Judge rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's bail bid
NEW YORK - A judge on Monday rejected a $28.5 million proposed bail package for Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, saying her incarceration is necessary to ensure she faces trial on charges she recr...
Dec 28, 2020
Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, who died Saturday at 81, had brief stint with Jays in 1987
With the Blue Jays immersed in a tight division race in 1987, Toronto catcher Ernie Whitt was pleased the club acquired veteran pitcher Phil Niekro for the stretch drive. His one opportunity to catch ...
Dec 28, 2020
Parkland Ambulance attended to various vehicle collisions over Christmas weekend
Parkland Ambulance responded to numerous calls over the weekend, including a collision on Highway 3 on Christmas Day.According to their weekend update, on Dec. 24 they responded to a vehicle collision...
Dec 28, 2020
