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Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform
CANBERRA, Australia - Facebook announced Thursday it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital giants pay for journa...
Feb 17, 2021

California lawmakers propose ban on fracking by 2027
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - New legislation would ban all fracking in California by 2027, taking aim at the powerful oil and gas industry in the state already planning to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars...
Feb 17, 2021

What'sHappeningNOW Feb. 17, 2021
Reporter Alison Sandstrom talks about a Prince Albert respiratory therapist reflecting on his experience working in ICU during the current pandemic.
Feb 17, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. There are 834,182 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 834,182 confirmed cases (32,986 active, ...
Feb 17, 2021

SUN disappointed with updated COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan in Saskatchewan
About 40 per cent of Saskatchewan's Registered Nurses may not be getting a COVID-19 vaccine, under the updated Phase 1 plan, according to Saskatchewan Union of Nurses president Tracy Zambory.On Tuesda...
Feb 17, 2021

RCMP looking for submissions for 2021 Name the Puppy contest
The RCMP is looking for help from the public in naming the future crop of police dogs across Canada.The ask comes from the Police Dog Service Training Centre, located in Innisfail, Alberta. The names ...
Feb 17, 2021

RCMP searching for missing 14-year-old girl from Cudworth
Wakaw RCMP are looking for a missing girl from Cudworth.Fourteen-year-old Gabriel Ferland was last seen at 8 a.m. in Cudworth on Tuesday. She is known to frequent Prince Albert, Saskatoon, and the Bea...
Feb 17, 2021

Meadow Lake Kinettes, Chamber of Commerce hosting community snow art competition
The Meadow Lake & District Chamber of Commerce and the Meadow Lake Kinette Club have come together to provide the community with some free family entertainment over the next three weeks.The two or...
Feb 17, 2021

'This virus has no rules:' P.A. respiratory therapist talks about experience working in ICU during pandemic
A respiratory therapist at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert says COVID-19 is unlike any disease he's encountered over three decades of practice.Marvin Nicklas, one of six respiratory therapists ...
Feb 17, 2021

Tri-communities at 443 total COVID cases since start of pandemic
There are about two dozen positive cases of the coronavirus in the tri-communities as of Feb. 16. The most cases currently are on-reserve with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band sitting at 14 active cases. ...
Feb 17, 2021