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Land border expert weighs in on what reopening will look like
The date on which the land border between Canada and the U.S. is to reopen for non-essential fully vaccinated travellers has been set, and there are a lot more questions than answers on what crossing ...
Oct 16, 2021

AHA says no further tuberculosis cases identified since outbreak declared in communities
The Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) has reported no additional cases of tuberculosis since the outbreak was declared in Fond Du Lac and Black Lake a week ago.On Oct. 8 the outbreak was announced and ...
Oct 16, 2021

Pharmasave teams up with operation Fill-A-Backpack to help 248 students
Melfort Pharmasave partnered with fellow Melfort organizations Partners to End Poverty and the Salvation Army to provide school supplies for this year's Operation Fill-A-Backpack. Veronica Fedorychka,...
Oct 16, 2021

Alberta's referendum should not focus on daylight time, psychologists say
EDMONTON - Ditching the practice of switching the time twice a year may seem like a no-brainer to some, but Alberta psychologists warn that the result of a provincial referendum could have unexpected ...
Oct 16, 2021

Candidates finalized for Birch Hills byelection
In just over a month, residents of Birch Hills will head to the polls to elect a new mayor and one new councilor.The nomination was held Wednesday and the list of candidates was finalized Thursday at ...
Oct 16, 2021

Hawks grounded in Weyburn
The Nipawin Hawks were doubled 4-2 in Weyburn Friday as the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) club opened a three-game road trip.The Red Wings got goals from Austyn Hansen and Nipawin product D...
Oct 16, 2021

Removing the %&*@ from Maine's vanity plates will take time
Removing the flipping obscenities from license plates on Maine's roads and highways isn't going to happen overnight, even though a law banning such profanities in a state where such regulation has bee...
Oct 16, 2021

Nature groups threaten to take Ottawa to court over Quebec chorus frog protection
MONTREAL - Two environmental groups say they're ready to take the federal government to court if it fails to protect a population of tiny brown frogs they say are threatened by a road expansion projec...
Oct 16, 2021

NASA's asteroid hunter Lucy soars into sky with diamonds
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft named Lucy rocketed into the sky with diamonds Saturday morning on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids. Seven of the mysterious space rocks are amo...
Oct 16, 2021

Government bracing for surge in passport renewals
OTTAWA - Pierce Schoel thought he might be able to avoid a long wait at the passport office in Kitchener, Ont. by going in the middle of the day. He was surprised to discover line-ups out the door. Th...
Oct 16, 2021