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Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined t...
Apr 09, 2021

QMJHL hopes to start playoffs later this month, while two WHL teams press pause
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced a playoff plan in the midst of a COVID-19 suspension for all Quebec-based teams on Friday, while two teams in the Western Hockey League are h...
Apr 09, 2021

Meadow Lake area parks set to receive utility, campground infrastructure upgrades
The provincial government's record spending on capital infrastructure projects in provincial parks will see sites and campgrounds in the Meadow Lake area receive upgrades to amenities and utilities.Ea...
Apr 09, 2021

Not guilty plea entered in P.A. manslaughter case
A young woman, charged with manslaughter in the death of her ex-boyfriend, has entered a plea of not guilty.Lynessa Highway, 18, was not present when the case was discussed Thursday afternoon at Princ...
Apr 09, 2021

Nurse, capturing the feeling of a nation, gets stuck in mud
BOSTON - Camille Coelho just wanted to take a stroll on the beach and look for some sea glass. Instead, the Massachusetts nurse ended up feeling the way so many have felt during the pandemic: she was ...
Apr 09, 2021

Four-day sacred fire ceremony near La Ronge underway
A four-day sacred fire with multiple solidarity walks began this afternoon in the tri-communities.The Family Support Awareness Campaign is organized by Men of the North and began with a smudge walk at...
Apr 09, 2021

Canada's Bottcher heads into men's world curling playoffs on a winning note
CALGARY - Canada's Brendan Bottcher capped the preliminary round at the men's world curling championship with a 9-6 win over Germany and prepared for a playoff game later Friday. The host country fini...
Apr 09, 2021

Dionne confident residents will support new tax for more police
Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne is confident a proposal for a new tax to fund four additional police officers will be well received by the public, saying it treats all taxpayers equally. The $35 annua...
Apr 09, 2021

Former North Stars standout Becker named NAHL Star of the Week
From the fall of 2018 to the spring of 2020, North Stars' fans were dazzled regularly by the quick hands and offensive creativity of forward, Austin Becker.This season the former Stars' standout, affe...
Apr 09, 2021

Caitlyn Jenner considers run for California governor
LOS ANGELES - Caitlyn Jenner has been an Olympic hero, a reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist. Her next step could be candidate for California governor. The 71-year-old longtime Re...
Apr 09, 2021