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'Cheering for the mammoth': Scientists retrace the steps of 17,000 year-old animal
More than 17,000 years ago, a woolly mammoth roamed enough of the Alaskan landscape to circle the Earth twice. That's according to a new paper from an international team of researchers who retraced th...
Aug 12, 2021

Prince Albert youth learn all about the outdoors at Little Red River Park
Sometimes camping is for leisure and sometimes it can be educational as well.Today, camping was educational for many kids as a part of the 'Into the Woods with Wildernook' program at Little Red River ...
Aug 12, 2021

Judge reserves decision to exclude evidence in cannabis cupcake court martial in N.B.
OROMOCTO, N.B. - A military judge has reserved her decision on an application to exclude evidence at the court martial of a New Brunswick soldier accused of giving cannabis-laced cupcakes to a group o...
Aug 12, 2021

Canada in 4th wave, top doc says days ahead of expected election call
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says the country is now in the midst of a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam's assessment follows a troubling surge in new cases over t...
Aug 12, 2021

Quebec man charged with first-degree murder after woman killed at shopping centre
MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman was stabbed at a shopping centre Wednesday east of Montreal. Marc-Andr Houle, 43, appeared briefly by videoconference to...
Aug 12, 2021

Vancouver Canucks re-sign defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to one-year, two-way deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have re-signed defenceman Guillaume Brisebois to a one-year, two-way contract. The team made the announcement in a statement but did not disclose a dollar value. The ...
Aug 12, 2021

Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 in Vancouver health-care facilities
VANCOUVER - Researchers in Vancouver are working to unleash a new weapon they hope will defeat the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. The canine scent detection program at Vancouver Coastal Hea...
Aug 12, 2021

Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking
The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps a...
Aug 12, 2021

Local Chambers launch Live, Shop, Play, Invest in the Northeast campaign
The Live, Shop, Play, Invest in the Northeast campaign is underway for some businesses in Melfort, Tisdale, and Nipawin.The promotional video campaign is being orchestrated by the local chamber of com...
Aug 12, 2021

Top-ranked Sabalenka ends Canadian Rebecca Marino's run at National Bank Open
Canadian Rebecca Marino's stunning run at the National Bank Open in Montreal came to an end Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 loss to No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. The wild card entry from Vancouver f...
Aug 12, 2021