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City workers busy ahead of winter season
The City of North Battleford is moving to shore up street fixtures and possible fall events with snowfall looming on the horizon.Crews were seen across the city on Friday, re-marking intersection line...
Oct 22, 2021

Sen. Forest-Niesing hospitalized despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19
OTTAWA - Sen. Jose Forest-Niesing is in hospital after contracting COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Her office says the 56-year-old Sudbury senator is no longer in intensive care and is hopef...
Oct 22, 2021

COVID exposure reported at ANAVETS Club
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning residents about an increased risk of exposure to COVID-19 in Prince Albert.The SHA said a person or persons infected were at the ANAVETS Club on Oct....
Oct 22, 2021

Gronlid School will close its doors after 2021-22 school year
The current school year will be the last for the Gronlid School north of Melfort.Enrolment is sitting at 18 students from grades one to seven, but the school fell below the threshold of enrolment to s...
Oct 22, 2021

Memorial to residential school victims removed from Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - A Parliament Hill memorial for Indigenous children who never returned from residential schools has been dismantled. The memorial - pairs of children's shoes, stuffed toys, messages and other ...
Oct 22, 2021

General appeals judge's ruling on reinstatement to COVID-19 vaccine campaign
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is appealing after a Federal Court judge struck down his request for reinstatement as the head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign. Fortin's legal team fi...
Oct 22, 2021

Meadow Lake continues receiving funding for policing initiatives
Local crime reduction initiatives continue to receive provincial funding support as the City of Meadow Lake is provided $770,000 through the Municipal Police Grants program in 2021/22.The investment w...
Oct 22, 2021

Bombers running back Oliveira ready for spotlight as Winnipeg hosts B.C. Lions
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira is ready to be in the spotlight again. The Blue Bombers running back will make his fourth start of the season in place of injured Andrew Harris when Winnipeg hosts the B.C. L...
Oct 22, 2021

Saskatchewan Roughriders want a win in third straight meeting with Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY - Will the third time be the charm for the Saskatchewan Roughriders? The Roughriders (5-4) face Calgary (5-5) at McMahon Stadium on Saturday in Saskatchewan's third straight meeting with the S...
Oct 22, 2021

Toronto FC looks to spoil Montreal's playoff run in latest instalment of derby match
TORONTO - The juices still flow for a Montreal-Toronto derby, even if one team is 17 points behind the other. Sixth-place CF Montreal (11-10-9) looks to consolidate its place above the playoff line in...
Oct 22, 2021