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WDM set to Light up the Village this holiday season
As the calendar flips to December and the holiday season takes hold, Battlefords residents have the opportunity to get into the festive spirit, with Light up the Village. Light up the Village is an an...
Dec 1, 2020
Toronto FC looking for a new designated player who can generate goals
Toronto FC will be going after goals in searching for a third designated player. The slot became open this week when TFC announced that while it was open to Argentine winger Pablo Piatti returning, it...
Dec 1, 2020
Above normal temperatures forecasted in La Ronge this week
Residents of La Ronge can expect warmer than normal temperatures this week.That's according to Climate Change and Environment Canada Meteorologist Sara Hoffman, who said warm air from the Pacific Ocea...
Dec 1, 2020
'There's been enough taken away from the kids': Town of Tisdale will keep nets on outdoor rink
On Monday, Nov. 30, the City of Saskatoon made it known that they would be removing the nets from their community outdoors rinks to help discourage shinny and close contact due to COVID-19.One northea...
Dec 1, 2020
'Big Sky' producers recognize Native American criticism
LOS ANGELES - Native American tribes and advocates are condemning "Big Sky," a Montana-set ABC drama, for ignoring the history of violence inflicted on Indigenous women and instead making whites the c...
Dec 1, 2020
Toronto Raptors sign Canadian Oshae Brissett, unveil camp roster in Florida
On the Toronto Raptors' first full day in their temporary home away from home, the state of Florida hit an inglorious milestone, surpassing one million COVID-19 cases. Concern around the pandemic itse...
Dec 1, 2020
UN: Pandemic to fan surge in humanitarian needs in 2021
GENEVA - The U.N. humanitarian office says needs for assistance have ballooned to unprecedented levels this year because of COVID-19, projecting that a staggering 235 million people will require help ...
Dec 1, 2020
Nestle, Cargill at high court in child labour case
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court seemed concerned Tuesday about the impact of siding with food giants Nestle and Cargill and ending a lawsuit that claims they knowingly bought cocoa beans from farms in ...
Dec 1, 2020
'All my love, Elliot': Actor Page comes out as transgender
NEW YORK - Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, the star of "Juno," "Inception" and "The Umbrella Academy," came out as transgender Tuesday in an announcement greeted as a watershed moment for the trans...
Dec 1, 2020
US: Mountain pine tree that feeds grizzlies is threatened
BILLINGS, Mont. - Climate change, voracious beetles and disease are imperiling the long-term survival of a high-elevation pine tree that's a key source of food for some grizzly bears and found across ...
Dec 1, 2020