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Biden delays Trump rule that weakened wild bird protections
BILLINGS, Mont. - The Biden administration said Thursday it was delaying a rule finalized in former President Donald Trump's last days in office that would have drastically weakened the government's p...
Feb 04, 2021

RCMP investigating B&E in R.M. of Parkdale
Glaslyn RCMP are asking for public assistance as they investigate a property theft in the R.M. of Parkdale.Police received a complaint of a break and enter theft from the owner of a rural property in ...
Feb 04, 2021

Melfort RCMP investigating theft in Gronlid
Melfort RCMP are looking into a theft in Gronlid from last month.Between Jan. 17 and 19, suspects gained entry through the main door of a business on Main Street in Gronlid and stolen several items. P...
Feb 04, 2021

Raptors re-sign general manager Bobby Webster to a multi-year deal
The Toronto Raptors have secured general manager Bobby Webster for several more years. The Raptors re-signed Webster, one of the architects of the 2019 NBA championship team, to a multi-year deal on T...
Feb 04, 2021

Notre Dame School reports COVID-19 case
Light of Christ Catholic School Division (LCCSD) has identified another positive case from Notre Dame School in North Battleford.Officials from the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) informed the div...
Feb 04, 2021

Raises from pay equity law to land three years after rules take effect, watchdog says
OTTAWA - Canada's pay equity commissioner says the first raises under soon-to-be-enacted legislation should happen by 2024. Commissioner Karen Jensen also says that it may take several more years befo...
Feb 04, 2021

Doctors fear an impending wave of cancer patients after COVID-19 delays
MONTREAL, Italy - While the prospect of mass vaccination has raised hopes of the COVID-19 crisis soon waning, oncologists and cancer researchers say one of its grim legacies may be a lingering increas...
Feb 04, 2021

Woman found dead in Edmonton hotel room was too drunk to consent to sex: lawyers
EDMONTON - A Crown prosecutor is arguing that a man accused of killing a woman in an Edmonton hotel room did not ask for her consent to perform a sexual act that caused her fatal wound. Bradley Barton...
Feb 04, 2021

Pink Shirt Day initiative to support local Boys and Girls Club
Local clothing store FF2 Get Dressed has partnered with the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club to help raise awareness and stand up against bullying, in support of Pink Shirt Day this month. In an effort...
Feb 04, 2021

Remote care saving grace for many COVID patients, hospitals; oxygen monitoring vital
TORONTO - One saving grace amid the devastation of COVID-19 has been that the vast majority of those infected are able to recover at home, allowing hospitals to cope with what would otherwise have bee...
Feb 04, 2021