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More ICU transfers from Sask. to Ontario planned for next week, SPSA says
By the end of the weekend, there will be nine critically ill Saskatchewan patients in Ontario hospitals, according to the president of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA).And President Marlo ...
Oct 22, 2021
Candle Lake RV park owners frustrated by fee increase
Frustrated by what they are calling a lack of communication and transparency from their elected council, the owners of the RV parks at Candle Lake are speaking about a site fee increase that has in ma...
Oct 22, 2021
Canada's Mitchell earns track cycling bronze at world championship
ROUBAIX, France - Olympic champion Kelsey Mitchell won a bronze medal in women's sprint Friday at the world track cycling championship. Mitchell of Sherwood Park, Alta., edged Canadian teammate Lauria...
Oct 22, 2021
Ottawa's fledgling rugby league team announces permanent move to England
The fledgling Ottawa Aces, yet to take the field, are leaving Canada for England. The rugby league franchise was originally slated to debut in 2021 in the third tier of English rugby league - the Betf...
Oct 22, 2021
Northern Saskatchewan near the top of list for recent job growth in Canada
Some of the best job growth in the country is happening in Northern Saskatchewan.According to Statistics Canada, around 1,800 positions were added in Prince Albert and other communities last month.Thi...
Oct 22, 2021
Sen. Forest-Niesing hospitalized despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19
OTTAWA - Sen. Jose Forest-Niesing is in hospital after contracting COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Her office says the 56-year-old Sudbury senator is no longer in intensive care and is hopef...
Oct 22, 2021
Gronlid School will close its doors after 2021-22 school year
The current school year will be the last for the Gronlid School north of Melfort.Enrolment is sitting at 18 students from grades one to seven, but the school fell below the threshold of enrolment to s...
Oct 22, 2021
Memorial to residential school victims removed from Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A Parliament Hill memorial for Indigenous children who never returned from residential schools has been dismantled. The memorial - pairs of children's shoes, stuffed toys, messages and other ...
Oct 22, 2021
General appeals judge's ruling on reinstatement to COVID-19 vaccine campaign
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is appealing after a Federal Court judge struck down his request for reinstatement as the head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign. Fortin's legal team fi...
Oct 22, 2021
Bombers running back Oliveira ready for spotlight as Winnipeg hosts B.C. Lions
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira is ready to be in the spotlight again. The Blue Bombers running back will make his fourth start of the season in place of injured Andrew Harris when Winnipeg hosts the B.C. L...
Oct 22, 2021