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Disabled Canadians struggle to be paired with service animals amid pandemic
If the past three months without a service dog have been a challenge for Ann Moxley, the next year seems poised to be a struggle. The Victoria resident, who lives with physical disabilities, used to r...
Jul 23, 2020
Canada's travel rules unfair to first-year foreign students, U.S. parents say
WASHINGTON - Parents of students in the United States who hoped to begin their university studies in Canada this fall are frantically trying to convince the federal government to relax rules...
Jul 23, 2020
Movie theatres implore studios: Release the blockbusters
NEW YORK - A long time ago in a pre-COVID universe far, far away, blockbusters opened around the globe simultaneously or nearly so. In 1975, "Jaws" set the blueprint. Concentrate marketing. Open wide....
Jul 23, 2020
Bus driver with one eye wins discrimination case; judge nixes licence rule
TORONTO - A city bus driver whose licence was revoked after she lost her eye to cancer has won her battle to have the relevant provincial regulations declared unconstitutional. In her ruling this...
Jul 23, 2020
Parenteau prepares for return of live crowd experience
A special concert series announced for next month at Saskatchewan's TCU Place marks the first live concert in nearly five months in an auditorium or theatre setting, and a well known Prince Albert mus...
Jul 23, 2020
Province records another death, 42 new cases of COVID-19
A person in their 60s from the North region who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, marking the sixteenth death recorded from the virus in Saskatchewan. Today, the province is reporting 42 new case...
Jul 23, 2020
Raiders sign Belarussian prospect Shyla
The Prince Albert Raiders sign Belarussian import Uladzislau Shyla to a WHL Standard Player Agreement. Shyla was the Raiders' lone pick in the 2020 CHL Import Draft back in June, and was selected 45th...
Jul 23, 2020
Fifth anniversary of fire that reshaped downtown North Battleford
It was five years ago today that a fire erupted at the corner of 101 Street and 12th Avenue and reshaped downtown North Battleford.The fire was reported to have started at the Bargain Shop that was lo...
Jul 23, 2020
La Ronge RCMP looking for missing teen
La Ronge RCMP are searching for a missing teen. That's according to a news release, which states on July 21, it was reported to La Ronge RCMP that a 17-year-old male had left the Town of La Ronge and ...
Jul 23, 2020
Indigenous leaders call for systemic review of RCMP practices
OTTAWA - First Nations and Inuit leaders are urging Ottawa to launch an independent, civilian review of RCMP practices to start addressing the number of violent incidents between Mounties an...
Jul 23, 2020