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COVID-19 case diagnosed at JPII
Light of Christ Catholic School Division (LOCCSD) announced another positive case of COVID-19 in an individual from John Paul II Collegiate High School.In a Monday release, LOCCSD said Saskatchewan He...
Jan 11, 2021
Ottawa gives accounting firm Deloitte $16M contract to track COVID-19 vaccinations
OTTAWA - The federal government has awarded international accounting firm Deloitte a $16-million contract to build a national computer system to manage the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.The contract was re...
Jan 11, 2021
Birch Hills senior set to play college ball
Regardless of what happens this year as a result of COVID, Levi Rask at least has the certainty his basketball career will not end when he graduates this June from Birch Hills school.The 17-year-old h...
Jan 11, 2021
Prince Albert police report suspected homicide
Prince Albert Police Service is dealing with its first homicide investigation of 2021. Just before midnight on Jan. 9, officers made a traffic stop in the 1400 block of Sixth Avenue West to investigat...
Jan 11, 2021
US ramps up vaccinations to get doses to more Americans
The U.S. is entering the second month of the biggest vaccination effort in history with a major expansion of the campaign, opening football stadiums, major league ballparks, fairgrounds and convention...
Jan 11, 2021
New art space opening in Melfort
Creative minds in the area will have a new place to create in Melfort.Shannon Elder with Redle S. Creations is getting ready to open her new art space this weekend at 518B Main Street, behind Koffee G...
Jan 11, 2021
Ontario hits 5,000 COVID-related deaths as provinces worry about hospital capacity
Ontario's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 5,000 today as officials in several parts of Canada worried about the ability of their health networks to handle a rising tide of cases. Ontario reported 29 mor...
Jan 11, 2021
Snow and ice disrupt lives, vaccine rollout in Spain
MADRID - The Spanish capital of Madrid was still trying to get back on its feet Monday after a 50-year record snowfall that paralyzed large parts of central Spain and hampered the delivery of coronavi...
Jan 11, 2021
'Incitement of insurrection': U.S. House begins push to get Trump out of White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives has formally launched efforts to force the early departure of President Donald Trump. Democratic lawmakers introduced a resolution today calling on...
Jan 11, 2021
Chunky bootmaker Dr. Martens to sell shares to public
LONDON - The maker of Dr. Martens boots, the chunky-soled footwear once championed by rebellious young people but now favoured by celebrities like Rihanna, plans to sell shares to the public as the ex...
Jan 11, 2021