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Omicron-specific vaccine likely to come too late to help in this wave: Sharma
OTTAWA - Health Canada's chief medical adviser says variant-specific vaccines can be approved faster than the general ones first issued to combat COVID-19, but one targeting the Omicron strain still l...
Jan 16, 2022

For some Canadian students, school disruptions have become routine
With classes back in full swing last fall, some Canadian students said it seemed like they were finally settling into a school routine after more than a year and a half of intermittent learning interr...
Jan 16, 2022

Mustangs win one, fall in another in unique Saturday night in Humboldt
Strange, different, wild, just a few words that could be used to describe Saturday, Jan. 15 between the Melfort Mustangs and Humboldt Broncos.First, the Mustangs and Broncos needed to complete the fin...
Jan 16, 2022

Broncos lose after game contested, follow up with win at home
Tensions were high as the Humboldt Broncos finished up a home and home series with a win against the Melfort Mustangs on home ice.Fans got an extra bit of Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League action as t...
Jan 16, 2022

Omicron-specific vaccine likely to come too late to help in this wave: Sharma
OTTAWA - Health Canada's chief medical adviser says variant-specific vaccines can be approved faster than the general ones first issued to combat COVID-19, but one targeting the Omicron strain still l...
Jan 16, 2022

Plan to use crossbows to kill nuisance deer in Nova Scotia town challenged by critics
HALIFAX - Fed up with nuisance deer raiding gardens and colliding with vehicles, a town in central Nova Scotia has hired four crossbow hunters to kill up to 20 of the animals inside town limits. "Ther...
Jan 16, 2022

For some Canadian students, school disruptions have become routine
With classes back in full swing last fall, some Canadian students said it seemed like they were finally settling into a school routine after more than a year and a half of intermittent learning interr...
Jan 16, 2022

Chinese city lifts some restrictions after 3-week lockdown
BEIJING (AP) - State media are reporting the Chinese city of Xi'an has gradually begun lifting restrictions after over three weeks of lockdown as authorities sought to stamp out a local outbreak. Stat...
Jan 16, 2022

Chinese city lifts some restrictions after 3-week lockdown
BEIJING (AP) - State media are reporting the Chinese city of Xi'an has gradually begun lifting restrictions after over three weeks of lockdown as authorities sought to stamp out a local outbreak. Stat...
Jan 16, 2022

Tennis star Djokovic loses deportation appeal in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic's hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star's appeal against a deportation order. Three F...
Jan 16, 2022