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California virus deaths top 30,000 after deadliest weekend
LOS ANGELES - California's coronavirus catastrophe reached a staggering new level Monday as Johns Hopkins University data showed the nation's most populous state has recorded more than 30,000 deaths s...
Jan 11, 2021

Ottawa-born offensive lineman Liam Dobson transfers from Maine to Texas State
Canadian Liam Dobson is on the move. The six-foot-three, 340-pound offensive lineman has decided to transfer to Texas State University following three seasons with the Maine Bears. Dobson, an Ottawa n...
Jan 11, 2021

Eriksson, Perry among players placed on waivers before start of NHL season
Vancouver winger Loui Eriksson and Montreal forward Corey Perry were among the players placed on waivers by their NHL clubs Monday as teams worked to get their rosters in order before the start of the...
Jan 11, 2021

Planning begins for 2021 Napatak Ramble
Organizers of the Napatak Ramble are hopeful a festival can be held in 2021."I think we all have hopes this world is going to get back to normal soon and, if it does, we definitely want to be prepared...
Jan 11, 2021

Former RCMP officer pleads guilty to breach of trust for accessing private image from surveillance video
A former Saskatchewan RCMP officer pleaded guilty to breach of trust by a public officer in Queen's Bench Court in Battleford Monday.Wade Chitrena accessed at least one sensitive image of an adult fem...
Jan 11, 2021

Illinois House speaker 'suspends' campaign for retention
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Monday he would suspend his campaign for a 19th term in the leadership post amid fading support from fellow Democrats, largely because o...
Jan 11, 2021

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