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Gaps in U.S. social fabric wider than ever 12 months after Trump-fuelled Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - Twenty years ago, an attack from outside its borders brought the United States together. Twelve months after Jan. 6, 2021, an attack from within continues to tear it apart. Thursday marks...
Jan 05, 2022

US hospitals seeing different kind of COVID surge this time
Hospitals across the U.S. are feeling the wrath of the omicron variant and getting thrown into disarray that is different from earlier COVID-19 surges. This time, they are dealing with serious staff s...
Jan 05, 2022

Conservatives ask privacy czar to probe pandemic-related use of mobile location data
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP is asking Canada's privacy commissioner to investigate federal reliance on data from mobile devices to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter t...
Jan 05, 2022

Gravel road accessing former landfill site closed
An access road linking Far Reserve to the former regional landfill has been closed.That's according to a Ministry of Government Relations spokesperson, who explained following major upgrades to the fa...
Jan 05, 2022

Ontario excluding student athletes from indoor play a 'disservice': university group
OTTAWA - The group representing university athletics in Ontario says their student athletes not being counted among those allowed to play in indoor facilities is a "disservice" to their abilities and ...
Jan 05, 2022

US, Germany say Russia poses urgent challenge to stability
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and Germany said Wednesday that Russia's military buildup near Ukraine's border poses an "immediate and urgent challenge" to European security and that any interven...
Jan 05, 2022

Air Transat to deny boarding to passengers from Sunwing party flight to Mexico
MONTREAL - Air Transat says passengers who were partying maskless on a recent Sunwing flight from Montreal to Mexico will not be allowed on its planes as they attempt to return to Canada. The airline ...
Jan 05, 2022

‘Fantastic’: Community comes through big during Virtual Food Drive
Nearly $30,000 was raised during the 2021 Virtual Food Drive for the Prince Albert Food Bank.Last month, Power99 and 101.5 Beach Radio teamed up with Save on Foods to help raise funds for the food ban...
Jan 05, 2022

Extreme cold warning for Prince Albert as wind chills hit lowest point yet
The coldest windchill values of the season so far are settling into Prince Albert over the next couple of days, and they could bring frostbite in minutes for anyone caught out in them. According to En...
Jan 05, 2022

Mental health focused beds offered to Battlefords residents
As a rising number of Saskatchewan residents see their mental health impacted negatively during the pandemic, there's a greater need for specific residential beds and services to help the transition o...
Jan 05, 2022