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Cook-Searson supports vaccine approval, provincial rollout plan
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is grateful Health Canada has approved the Pfizer vaccine and supports the provincial government's plan for its rollout. "It's a good sign and we're m...
Dec 09, 2020
Women's Hall of Fame honours Aretha Franklin, Morrison, Lacks
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. - "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin and Nobel laureate and "Beloved" author Toni Morrison will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame Thursday as part of a posthumous clas...
Dec 09, 2020
Onion Lake RCMP search for armed, dangerous suspects
Onion Lake RCMP are asking for public assistance in locating four individuals fleeing from police.Tuesday evening, law enforcement received information from another detachment about a vehicle that fle...
Dec 09, 2020
Lametti questions Conservatives' sincerity in wanting to protect vulnerable
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says Conservatives have no interest in improving a bill on assisted dying, they just want to stop it. The Conservatives have been talking out the clock on Bill ...
Dec 09, 2020
Annual Shop with a Cop program moves online this holiday season
An annual tradition with the Prince Albert Police Service which allows kids to 'Shop with a Cop' for holiday gifts will look quite different this year. Due to COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, po...
Dec 09, 2020
CBSA manager told not to take notes after Meng arrest in case of access request
VANCOUVER - A senior manager with the Canada Border Services Agency says she was instructed not to take notes after the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou - an arrest that will be under court scr...
Dec 09, 2020
Battle lines drawn for first ministers' meeting on health care
OTTAWA - Premiers aren't expecting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to agree immediately to their demand for at least $28 billion more each year for health care. First ministers are scheduled to meet via...
Dec 09, 2020
Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over 'tax affairs'
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter said Wednesday that he has learned from federal prosecutors that his tax affairs are under investigation. The investigation by the Delaware U....
Dec 09, 2020
One of accused in Laverdiere homicide investigation seeks bail
One of the accused individuals facing a charge connected to the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation is seeking to be released on bail. Samuel Takakenew, 36, is charged with accessory after the fact...
Dec 09, 2020
Real estate still going strong in the Battlefords
Housing markets across the province, particularly in the Battlefords, continue to buck expectations.Across the province, sales were up by more than 54 per cent from last November and the median sale p...
Dec 09, 2020