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6N: France gifts Scotland historic win and Wales the title
PARIS - France gifted Scotland a last-gasp try to lose 27-23 and handed Wales the Six Nations title on Friday. France had the match in hand at 23-20 up in injury time, but fullback Brice Dulin bizarre...
Mar 26, 2021

Saskatchewan First Nations to receive direct allocation of vaccines from next month
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is applauding a move that will see 14 per cent of COVID-19 vaccines in Saskatchewan go direct to First Nations.The FSIN said the direct allocation...
Mar 26, 2021

Boiler sparks fire at St. George's Hill School
St. George's Hill School will be closed until after the Easter break after a fire broke out on Thursday.The fire was found by the principal at about 7:30 a.m. and was caused by a malfunctioning boiler...
Mar 26, 2021

PHAC head says Privacy Act prevents explanation for firing of two scientists
OTTAWA - The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada is refusing to explain why two Canadian government scientists were let go 18 months after being escorted from Canada's highest-security lab...
Mar 26, 2021

Northeast woman donates 130 pounds of pull tabs to Silver for Gold charity
A large donation of aluminum pull tabs was made this month to the Silver for Gold charity from a woman in the northeast.The charity works in conjunction with the Small but Mighty provincial initiative...
Mar 26, 2021

Judge rejects fashion mogul Peter Nygard's appeal of decision that denied him bail
WINNIPEG - A Canadian fashion leader facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States will have to remain in jail after an unsuccessful attempt to appeal an earlier ruling that den...
Mar 26, 2021

Local school divisions await more information on province's COVID-19 rapid test plans
Two North Battleford area school divisions are waiting longer to find out more about the province's plans related to Rapid Antigen Testing for COVID-19 before making any decisions for their schools.Th...
Mar 26, 2021

Auger-Aliassime wins in straight sets in first match at Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is heading to the third round of the Miami Open. The No. 11 seed from Montreal beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France 6-4, 6-4 in a second-round match at the ATP T...
Mar 26, 2021

B.C. is first in Canada to set emissions targets for industries, communities
VICTORIA - British Columbia has set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for most sectors in the provincial economy, including the oil and gas industry. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Ch...
Mar 26, 2021

City looking for ways to boost census participation
Prince Albert city councillors and senior staff are looking for ways to encourage residents to fill out their census forms in an effort to boost the city's official population. If they're successful, ...
Mar 26, 2021