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Ninety-five new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths reported today, 1,100 cases currently active
The province has reported another 95 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, 11 are located in Northern Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the Far North West (three), North West (three), North C...
Nov 18, 2021
Judge tosses convictions of 2 men in killing of Malcolm X
NEW YORK (AP) - More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil righ...
Nov 18, 2021
'I don't know': Biden noncommittal on including Canadian vehicles in EV tax credit
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden isn't making any promises about whether he's willing to alter his controversial tax credit proposal for new electric vehicles. Biden, meeting with Prime Minister ...
Nov 18, 2021
Online response rate to census questionnaire hits new high, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about 84 per cent of completed census questionnaires were filled out online. The agency beat its goal to of having 80 per cent of census questionnaires completed online...
Nov 18, 2021
Once in a millennia lunar eclipse to take shape over Saskatchewan
It might be worth braving the cold to catch a glimpse of something that hasn't happened in centuries. Just after midnight Friday, the full moon will be passing through Earth's shadow, resulting in a p...
Nov 18, 2021
New Horizon School Division project teaches Truth and Reconciliation
Students in the northeast are soon going to be learning with help from the Mkiwahp (Tipi) project.The Horizon School Division has received the 2021 Premier's Board of Education Award for Excellence in...
Nov 18, 2021
Alberta coal policy panel accused of bias, U.S. influence in letters to ministers
A group of Albertans are attacking a panel charged with gathering public opinion on coal mining in the province, saying it's biased against industry and influenced by United States environmental group...
Nov 18, 2021
Water main break preventing Abbotsford farmers from accessing water for animals
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The mayor of a city heavily impacted by flooding in southern British Columbia says farmers who stayed with their animals desperately need water for livestock. Henry Braun said Thurs...
Nov 18, 2021
Lopez Obrador keen to engage Trudeau on Indigenous reconciliation challenges
OTTAWA - The Mexican ambassador to Canada says President Andrs Manuel Lopez Obrador is keen to engage Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on finding ways to heal relations with Indigenous Peoples in his cou...
Nov 18, 2021
Two new Board Members appointed to Carlton Trail College
Carlton Trail College has welcomed the appointment of two new members to its board of directors, Shawna Miller and Darrell Paproski.The pair were recently appointed by the Government of Saskatchewan's...
Nov 18, 2021