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Flin Flon Bombers pause season until after Christmas break
The Flin Flon Bombers will not be playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the rest of 2020.This just a few weeks after the Manitoba government deemed the province a red zone due to a COVI...
Nov 24, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 24, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:15 a.m. The Ontario government is reporting 1,009 new cases of COVID-19 today but a technical issue means the figure is an un...
Nov 24, 2020
P.A. and area school class helps new shelter
The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled us to ensure much of our human interaction is done at a distance, but that doesn't mean young people can't be engaged in important social justice matters.That's why...
Nov 24, 2020
Assisted-death bill sends wrong message to Indigenous people, advocates say
OTTAWA - The chief executive officer of an organization that provides health care to the Siksika First Nation in Alberta says an assisted-dying bill sends the wrong message to Indigenous youth. ...
Nov 24, 2020
Chitek Lake Bush Buddies' Virtual Survival Rally
We will not be hosting our Rally in February due to government regulations. In light of this, the snowmobile trails will still be open and as such we still do need to fundraise to help with the expens...
Nov 24, 2020
US consumer confidence drops to 96.1 as virus spreads
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence fell to a reading of 96.1 in November as rising coronavirus cases pushed American optimism down to the lowest level since August. The November reading released Tu...
Nov 24, 2020
Wallace Stegner House, one of Canada's first writer/artist residencies needs your help
This historic, rural, remote artists/writers residency program needs your help in order to keep operating! Our 50K fundraising campaign goal is 35% of the way there.Few people realize that artist/writ...
Nov 24, 2020
Adaptability and Resilience in the face of COVID-19
November 20, 2020 put us at month eight in the COVID fight and highlighted again the emergence of our new reality in Health Care in Saskatchewan. There is an old saying that "necessity is the mother o...
Nov 24, 2020
US home price gains accelerate as pandemic shakes up housing
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices jumped in September as strong demand, low interest rates and the smallest number of available homes on record combined to push up housing costs. The S&P CoreLogic Cas...
Nov 24, 2020
P.A. Chamber of Commerce applauds provincial government's COVID-19 response
The Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce is endorsing the provincial government's approach to COVID-19 restrictions, saying a large-scale lockdown would be "catastrophic" for businesses."T...
Nov 24, 2020
