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Count progressing for mail-in ballots
Results are slowly coming in from the second preliminary count for the Saskatchewan election and the mail-in ballots.Counts were posted on Wednesday afternoon to the Elections Saskatchewan website for...
Oct 28, 2020
Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day, in a win for Democrats. The justices on Wednesday refused to di...
Oct 28, 2020
MUCC wrapping up unique COVID-19 football season
The end of October typically spells the end of the Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC) Comets' regular season. Just like previous years, the Comets' 2020 season will end as November rolls...
Oct 28, 2020
RCMP lacked dedicated team to investigate illegal activities at casino, inquiry hears
VANCOUVER - The inquiry into money laundering in B.C. has heard the RCMP didn't have the resources to investigate illegal activities at the province's largest casino, while the B.C. Lottery Corp. didn...
Oct 28, 2020
ICE settles lawsuit filed by immigrant activists in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The federal government has agreed not to deport three immigrant activists in Vermont who sued two years ago after they were arrested, saying they were targeted in retaliation for the...
Oct 28, 2020
Melfort Trade Alliance holds annual general meeting, elects new board
The Melfort Trade Alliance (MTA) elected a new board at their annual general meeting on Tuesday night and are one step closer to becoming a Chamber of Commerce.MTA President Tyler Fahlman told northea...
Oct 28, 2020
Sports' buy-in needed to prevent super-spreader potential: experts
Sporting venues and games certainly have super-spreader potential but that risk can be minimized with buy-in from all involved, experts said Wednesday. The subject moved into the spotlight after L.A. ...
Oct 28, 2020
Former Riders kicker Brett Lauther patiently awaiting opportunity to kick in the NFL
The 2020 football season continues to be an exercise in patience for Brett Lauther. For months, the 29-year-old native of Truro, N.S., prepared for an uncertain CFL season during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Oct 28, 2020
Sask. doctor offers advice ahead of Halloween
Halloween has some parents scared for a different reason than other years.COVID-19 continues to remain top of mind for people ahead of the spooky holiday. Guidelines have been put in place by the prov...
Oct 28, 2020
COVID-19 death rates higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities: StatCan
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada report says communities with the most visible minorities had the highest mortality rates during the first wave of the novel coronavirus.The report's authors say it is ...
Oct 28, 2020