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CP NewsAlert: Charlottetown council votes to remove statue of Sir John A. Macdonald
Charlottetown city council has voted to permanently remove a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from a downtown intersection as a response to recent revelations about Canada's residential school system.T...
May 31, 2021
Vaccination program gets underway Thursday in Horizon School Division
The Saskatchewan school-based vaccination program will begin this week for students in the Horizon School Division.Locations are currently still being determined for clinics to ensure all families hav...
May 31, 2021
COVID update: 113 new cases, 174 recoveries and one death reported in province
The provincial government is reporting 113 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan today. This brings the provincial total to 46,748 cases; 44,841 total recoveries and 1,368 cases are considered active....
May 31, 2021
Canada's PM Trudeau walking with cane after he sprained his ankle playing Frisbee
OTTAWA - It seems Justin Trudeau has picked up a new accessory, though this one is not by choice. The prime minister known for his snazzy socks and styled hair was spotted Monday walking with a cane a...
May 31, 2021
Sask. gov’t joins FSIN to demand more investigation of residential school sites
The Saskatchewan government is joining the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) in calling for radar ground searches of residential school sites in the province.After the remains of 215 c...
May 31, 2021
Canadian men face crucial stretch of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games
Canada kicks off a crucial stretch of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying this weekend with the first of what could be four games in 11 days. At stake is a chance for the Canadian men, currently ranked 70th...
May 31, 2021
Mayors press Freeland for direct funding for urban Indigenous housing
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are pressing the federal government to lay out a path to help house urban Indigenous people as part of a larger push to address homelessness in this coun...
May 31, 2021
UN watchdog: Access to key Iranian data lacking since Feb 23
VIENNA (AP) - The United Nations' atomic watchdog hasn't been able to access data important to monitoring Iran's nuclear program since late February when the Islamic Republic started restricting inter...
May 31, 2021
Blair Underwood, wife Desiree DaCosta ending marriage
Actor Blair Underwood and his wife, Desiree DaCosta, have announced they're ending their marriage after 27 years. In a joint statement posted to Instagram, the couple called their marriage "a beautifu...
May 31, 2021
AstraZeneca expiry change based on science but communication is key: experts
OTTAWA - Many immunologists and infectious disease experts say it is a normal, and scientifically sound decision to extend the expiration date on vaccine doses.Health Canada is adding another month to...
May 31, 2021