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Clues from unexploded firebomb lead to charges in Portland
SALEM, Ore. - During a Black Lives Matter protest on Sept. 21, a Portland police officer was sitting in a vehicle used to broadcast warnings and loud noise at protesters when he saw a burning object s...
Apr 05, 2021

City of Melfort reminding residents to keep vehicles out of parks, respect facilities
Damage to the Spruce Haven Park soccer pitches has the City of Melfort reminding residents motorized vehicles are not permitted in park areas.On Sunday night, shortly after 7 p.m., a report was made a...
Apr 05, 2021

Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly to fight in UFC 261 card
TORONTO - Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly will face Pat Sabatini later this month at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Fla. The 35-year-old from Victoria is coming off an upset win in his UF...
Apr 05, 2021

Tribute center, roadside memorial site announced by City of Humboldt, Broncos Memorials Committee
We're starting to get a better idea of what some permanent memorials will look like to honour the 2017-2018 Humboldt Broncos.On April 6, 2018, the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) team's bus w...
Apr 05, 2021

219 new cases and 212 recoveries of COVID-19 reported in the province
As of April 5, there are 219 new cases of COVID-19 and 212 recoveries to report in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 34,763 cases.One Saskatchewan resident who tested positive for COVID-1...
Apr 05, 2021

Arkansas governor vetoes transgender youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth. The Republi...
Apr 05, 2021

Myanmar junta charges celebrities with promoting protests
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's ruling junta stepped up its campaign against celebrities who support nationwide protests against its seizure of power, publishing wanted lists in the state press and warnin...
Apr 05, 2021

Oxygen cutoff that killed one at Quebec COVID ICU last summer blamed on human error
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area health authority is blaming human error after oxygen was cut off to nine intensive care COVID-19 patients last spring, leaving one dead. The news about the incident that occ...
Apr 05, 2021

Andreescu to miss Canada's Billie Jean Cup tie, says foot injury is not serious
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says the foot injury she sustained in the final of the Miami Open is not serious, but it will keep her out of Canada's upcoming tie at the Billie Jean Cup. The 20...
Apr 05, 2021

Canadian striker Jonathan David sidelined for several weeks with ankle injury
LILLE, France - Canadian international striker Jonathan David will be out for several weeks after rupturing the lateral ligament in his right ankle playing for Lille. The 21-year-old from Ottawa went ...
Apr 05, 2021