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Northern pharmacies to be added to vaccination pilot project next week
Select pharmacies in Saskatchewan will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations through a pilot project that begins April 29. There are 63 pharmacies in 14 communities participating in the initial pilot. ...
Apr 28, 2021
Moe offers vaccination target for relaxing COVID measures
Premier Scott Moe is offering a hint when public health measures could be relaxed in Saskatchewan.As of Tuesday, more than 408,000 residents have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That ...
Apr 28, 2021
Canadian Premier League delays kickoff of third season due to pandemic
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League, which had hoped to begin play May 22 on the Victoria Day long weekend, says it is pushing back the kickoff date for its third season."Clearly the country is stru...
Apr 28, 2021
Judge won't release videos of deputies shooting Black man
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A judge refused Wednesday to release body camera video showing North Carolina deputies shooting and killing a Black man, ruling that making the video public at this stage could ...
Apr 28, 2021
PBCN elects new Chief and makes history
For only the second time in its over 100 year history, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) has elected a female Chief. Karen Bird from Southend received 1,466 votes. The ballots from the April 13th el...
Apr 28, 2021
Quebec won't appeal acquittal of writer charged for his scenes of child sex assault
MONTREAL - Quebec won't appeal the acquittal of an author who was found not guilty of producing child pornography last year in connection with fiction scenes in his horror novel. The Supreme Court of ...
Apr 28, 2021
Government docs suggest months of inaction on 'gap' in passenger refund rules
OTTAWA - Internal documents suggest it took about half a year for the federal government to take action on air-passenger refunds after it first identified "gaps" in the rules. Emails between Transport...
Apr 28, 2021
Women's world curling in Calgary gets green light, but German team in limbo
CALGARY - The women's world curling championship in Calgary has the go-ahead from public health officials, but the status of Germany's team is unclear. Two Germans tested positive for COVID-19 in pre-...
Apr 28, 2021
Commons to sit late on back-to-work legislation for Port of Montreal dockworkers
OTTAWA - The House of Commons is set to sit late into the night debating legislation to put an end to the strike involving 1,150 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal. Labour Minister Filomena Tassi say...
Apr 28, 2021
NESPCA adds memorial wall at Harry and Eve Vickar shelter
A memorial wall is the latest addition to the Harry and Eve Vickar shelter in Melfort.According to Bill Wood with the North East SPCA, the wall was originally planned for the opening of the shelter in...
Apr 28, 2021