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Beleaguered Toronto Raptors head west looking for answers after dismal 1-5 start
Mired in 29th place in the NBA overall standings, the 1-5 Raptors travel west for a four-game road trip in search of answers. Games against Phoenix, Sacramento, Golden State and Portland await, starti...
Jan 05, 2021

P.A. couple entertaining from abroad with unique stick man musical
Two musicians with strong roots to Prince Albert have found a constructive and creative way to spend their time during the COVID-19 pandemic.Jason Moon and Jaime April have created a stick puppet movi...
Jan 05, 2021

B.C. mink farmer decides to destroy 1,000 animals after positive COVID-19 tests
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief veterinarian says a mink farmer decided to euthanize the remaining 1,000 animals on his Fraser Valley operation after some of the mink tested positive for COVID-19....
Jan 05, 2021

Trial date adjourned for one of accused in Laverdiere homicide case
The trial date has been adjourned for one of the accused in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation.Nikita Cook, 32, of Onion Lake Cree Nation, is facing charges of first-degree murder and kidnappi...
Jan 05, 2021

LLRIB extend condolences to 'a great leader'
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) are extending their condolences to the family of the late Elder Kate Ruth Sarah Hamilton.Hamilton served on the LLRIB Council of Elders from 2008 to 2020 and she w...
Jan 05, 2021

WHO 'disappointed' at Chinese delays letting experts in
GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is "disappointed" Chinese officials haven't finalized the permissions to allow a team of experts into China to examine the origi...
Jan 05, 2021

Nunavut to start vaccinating elders Wednesday; community clinics to begin next week
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says first doses of a vaccine against COVID-19 are to be given Wednesday to residents at Iqaluit's elders home. Elders and front-line health ca...
Jan 05, 2021

Canada probing whether delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses could help more people
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says she has asked the national vaccine advisory panel to investigate if there is merit to delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to get more...
Jan 05, 2021

Info watchdog raps Privy Council Office for terminating access requests from public
OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog has chastised the prime minister's bureaucrats for shutting down several requests from the public without good cause. In a series of decisions made public Tue...
Jan 05, 2021

'I am surprised no one got seriously hurt': union responds to disturbance at P.A. Correctional
A disturbance at the men's jail in Prince Albert Monday highlights the risky job correctional officers face on a day-to-day basis, according to a spokesperson for the union that represents them.Verne ...
Jan 05, 2021