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Player with Kamloops Blazers critically injured in weekend snowboard accident
CALGARY - A player with the Western Hockey League Kamloops Blazers has suffered what the league describes as "life-altering injuries" following a weekend snowboarding accident in Saskatchewan.A statem...
Jan 25, 2021

California: Criminal rings loot billions in jobless funds
LOS ANGELES - California officials say hackers, identity thieves and overseas criminal rings stole an estimated $11.4 billion in unemployment benefits last year. But the extent of the fraud might grow...
Jan 25, 2021

After going weeks with no COVID cases, Nunavut community sees new infections
ARVIAT, Nunavut - The centre of Nunavut's COVID-19 outbreak is now facing a second outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Last week, Arviat, a community of about 2,800, reported its first new case since D...
Jan 25, 2021

Saskatchewan’s first free-standing hospice to take in first patients this week
By Caitlyn LeppSaskatchewan's first free-standing hospice is to open in Saskatoon this week.The 15-bed hospice is owned by St. Paul's Hospital and governed by Emmanuel Health. The fundraising for the ...
Jan 25, 2021

Supporters rally around Shahab in wake of protest
Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer wasn't talking Monday about a protest outside his Regina home Saturday.However, Dr. Saqib Shahab wasn't letting it interrupt his work, either.In a statement...
Jan 25, 2021

R&B artist Trey Songz arrested at AFC Championship game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - R&B artist Trey Songz was jailed overnight after he scuffled with police officers during his arrest for not following coronavirus protocols and other rules at the AFC championsh...
Jan 25, 2021

R&B artist Trey Songz arrested at AFC Championship game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - R&B artist Trey Songz was jailed overnight after he scuffled with police officers during his arrest for not following coronavirus protocols and other rules at the AFC championsh...
Jan 25, 2021

‘Soul,’ ‘Ma Rainey’s’ among AFI’s top 10 films of the year
The American Film Institute on Monday announced its top 10 films of the year, including Pixar's jazz themed "Soul" and two of Chadwick Boseman's final films: the August Wilson adaptation "Ma Rainey's ...
Jan 25, 2021

Great Canadian Gaming CEO resigns after travel to Yukon: media reports
TORONTO - Officials with the Yukon government have confirmed the identities of a couple from Vancouver who allegedly travelled to a remote community last week to receive doses of COVID-19 vaccine amid...
Jan 25, 2021

Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Monday approved President Joe Biden's nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation's 78th treasury secretary, making her the first woman to hold the job in the department's 2...
Jan 25, 2021