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Blizzard blasts Nunavut, 135 km/h winds rip off stairs and crush cabins
IQALUIT - Pangnirtung mayor Eric Lawlor couldn't see out his windows on Sunday.That's when a day-long blizzard hit the Baffin Island community of about 1,500, shaking houses and crushing cabins. Accor...
Dec 29, 2020

Battlefords lawyer honoured by Queen's Counsel designation
Legal aid lawyer Donald MacKinnon, a long-time member of the Battlefords community, received an early Christmas present this year.MacKinnon was among 15 Saskatchewan lawyers recognized for their contr...
Dec 29, 2020

Isolation requirement extended past New Year's for Sask. Pen. employees
A public health order requiring all employees at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary to isolate when at home, and not interact with other members of the household, has been extended to Jan. 11.The news was ...
Dec 29, 2020

Residents of St. Louis care home overwhelmed with Christmas greetings from around the world
Pauline Doucet knew her residents needed a pick-me-up. Most of the 14 seniors in her long-term care home in St. Louis haven't seen their family in months because of the COVID-19 pandemic and she could...
Dec 29, 2020

Former Alberta cabinet minister turned Independent senator Elaine McCoy dies
OTTAWA - Sen. Elaine McCoy, who sat as an Independent from the day she was appointed to the upper chamber, has died.McCoy died Tuesday in Ottawa. She was 74.Born in Brandon, Man., McCoy began her care...
Dec 29, 2020

First reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
DENVER - The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that's been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The variant was found in a man...
Dec 29, 2020

‘I want to be there’: Evans to return to Saskatchewan in 2021
There was only one place Shaq Evans wanted to play football in 2021."My heart is (in Regina) and I was never really swayed by anything and I was always hoping and desiring to be back in Saskatchewan. ...
Dec 29, 2020

North Battleford emergency crews respond to 100 Street collision
Traffic was briefly halted and redirected at the intersection of 100 Street and 15 Avenue in North Battleford on Tuesday afternoon, following a multi-vehicle collision.Emergency responders were on the...
Dec 29, 2020

Makwa Sahgaiehcan teachers supporting students during Christmas break
Students at Makwa Sahgaiehcan School may be away from the classroom during the winter break, but that isn't stopping their teachers from being there to offer support. During the week before Christmas,...
Dec 29, 2020

Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video...
Dec 29, 2020