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Snow! Lots of Snow!We received 37 cm's of beautiful snow! The trail crew has been busy working on the trails and getting them packed and tracked! The trails will soon be ready for cross country skiing...
Nov 13, 2020
Mustangs set for weekend meeting with rival Hawks
One of the best rivalries in Junior A hockey is set to be renewed this weekend in northeast Saskatchewan.The Melfort Mustangs and Nipawin Hawks are set to meet in a home and home set and they will mee...
Nov 13, 2020
Louis Riel exoneration debate continues
Next week will herald the 135th anniversary of the death of Louis Riel, and there are renewed calls from Mtis groups in Quebec and British Columbia for the federal government to exonerate the man who ...
Nov 13, 2020
Quebec considers closing schools to slow COVID transmission: In The News for Nov. 13
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 13 ...What we are watching in Canada ...T...
Nov 13, 2020
UK's "Yorkshire Ripper" serial killer Peter Sutcliffe dies
LONDON - Britain's Prison Service says that serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, who was widely known as the "Yorkshire Ripper," has died in the hospital. The 74-year-old had tested positive for COVID-19 an...
Nov 13, 2020
COVID-19 testing down as positive case numbers soar in most provinces
OTTAWA - Two months after the City of Ottawa scrambled to expand its COVID-19 testing options to deal with a massive spike in demand, it is now set to cut back on hours at testing sites this weekend b...
Nov 13, 2020
B.C. top doctor says Santa 'probably' immune to COVID but Christmas will be different
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor has some good news about Christmas. Dr. Bonnie Henry says Santa Claus is "probably" immune to COVID-19, but Christmas will still look a little different this y...
Nov 13, 2020
Snow, cold and COVID-19 precautions usher in early ski season in Western Canada
CALGARY - Western Canadians tired of isolating at home are filling the slopes at mountain ski resorts that are opening earlier than usual as worries rise about surging cases of COVID-19. Two Banff Nat...
Nov 13, 2020
Former B.C. minister Kash Heed can cross examine witness at money laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER - Former British Columbia cabinet minister Kash Heed has been granted limited participant status at the public inquiry into money laundering so he can cross-examine a former RCMP officer. Co...
Nov 13, 2020
Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history
WASHINGTON - A coalition of federal and state officials said Thursday that they have no evidence that votes were compromised or altered in last week's presidential election, rejecting unsubstantiated ...
Nov 12, 2020