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B.C. travel ban will cripple struggling tourism sector, says industry coalition
VICTORIA - A coalition of British Columbia tourism industry groups is urging the provincial government not to pursue plans to ban domestic travel in their efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The c...
Jan 16, 2021
Province gives out record 2,857 vaccine doses, 857 in Prince Albert
The Saskatchewan Health Authority administered a record 2,857 in the past day, bringing the total number of vaccines up to 16,927. Prince Albert received 857 of them while the other 2,000 were divided...
Jan 16, 2021
COVID-19: Provinces work on revised plans as Pfizer-BioNTech shipments to slow down
Quebec and Ontario, the two provinces hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, say a decision by drugmaker Pfizer-BioNTech to slow vaccine shipments in the coming weeks will mean changes to their respect...
Jan 16, 2021
Blue Bombers sign defensive back Josh Johnson to one-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed defensive back Josh Johnson on a one-year contract extension. The four-year CFL veteran originally signed with Winnipeg in February 2020. Johnson has a...
Jan 16, 2021
Canadian Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras loses UFC bout by decision in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Brazil's Vanessa Melo won a unanimous decision over Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras on a UFC card Saturday. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 fo...
Jan 16, 2021
Bears' Peterson commits to Adrian College
As she waits to play the game she loves again, longtime Prince Albert Northern Bears forward and leader Rhea Peterson is thinking about her future.Pandemic permitting, Peterson will play NCAA hockey w...
Jan 16, 2021
Province and federal government support crop research projects with $9.8 million in funding
The province announced it is partnering with the federal government to give a $9.8 million boost for crop research in 2021.The funding will benefit 39 projects, through Saskatchewan's Agriculture Deve...
Jan 16, 2021
Winnipeg Jets cancel practice due to possible COVID-19 exposure
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have cancelled their practice today due to a potential exposure to COVID-19.The NHL team did not provide further details and said information regarding their schedule for ...
Jan 16, 2021
Andreescu's coach tests positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Melbourne
Sylvain Bruneau, the coach of Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu, said Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open. In a four-paragraph st...
Jan 16, 2021
Winnipeg Jets cancel practice due to possible COVID-19 exposure
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have cancelled their practice today due to a potential exposure to COVID-19.The NHL team did not provide further details and said information regarding their schedule for ...
Jan 16, 2021