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Feds to announce approval of kids' COVID-19 vaccine, easing of border measures Friday
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce Friday that Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, then later detail plans to ease some of the pandemic-relate...
Nov 18, 2021
Raptors coach Nurse says forward Anunoby could be out 'a while' with hip pointer
Nick Nurse says Toronto Raptors small forward OG Anunoby could be out "a while" with a left hip pointer. The Raptors coach told reporters from Sportsnet, the Athletic and the Toronto Star that Anunoby...
Nov 18, 2021
Watrous man opens his bowling alley for stranded travellers
There could be much worse places to be stranded than a bowling alley during a winter storm.Kelvin Fellner, who runs Jake's Place in Watrous, opened up his building to anyone who needed in out of the s...
Nov 18, 2021
MSNBC banned from Rittenhouse trial after bus incident
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial banned MSNBC from the courthouse Thursday after police said they briefly detained a man who had followed the jury bus and may have tri...
Nov 18, 2021
Report says Health Canada poised to approve Pfizer vaccine for kids
According to the Toronto Star, Health Canada is expected to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged five to 11 on Friday.On Oct. 18, the drug manufacturer asked Health Canada to approve its CO...
Nov 18, 2021
Ninety-five new cases of COVID-19 and four deaths reported today, 1,100 cases currently active
The province has reported another 95 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, 11 are located in Northern Saskatchewan.The new cases are located in the Far North West (three), North West (three), North C...
Nov 18, 2021
MADD, Youth Advisory Committee collaborating on impaired driving campaign
Local organizations are collaborating on a campaign designed to raise awareness to the prevalence of impaired driving in the community. The Meadow Lake Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and Mothers Again...
Nov 18, 2021
Judge tosses convictions of 2 men in killing of Malcolm X
NEW YORK (AP) - More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil righ...
Nov 18, 2021
'I don't know': Biden noncommittal on including Canadian vehicles in EV tax credit
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden isn't making any promises about whether he's willing to alter his controversial tax credit proposal for new electric vehicles. Biden, meeting with Prime Minister ...
Nov 18, 2021
Online response rate to census questionnaire hits new high, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about 84 per cent of completed census questionnaires were filled out online. The agency beat its goal to of having 80 per cent of census questionnaires completed online...
Nov 18, 2021