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Nearly 400 food hampers delivered in tri-communities before Christmas
Residents of the tri-communities shouldn't have gone hungry during the holidays due to numerous efforts during December.In all, more than 400 food hampers were distributed from multiple sources includ...
Jan 04, 2022

Being COVID conscious important as Omicron variant spreads, says U of S microbiologist
As the COVID-19 Omicron variant sinks its teeth into Saskatchewan, the head of clinical microbiology at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon says the variant can spread much faster than previous one...
Jan 04, 2022

Armani cancels men's Milan show, Paris haute couture
ROME (AP) - Designer Giorgio Armani said Tuesday he was cancelling his Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani men's fashion shows in Milan this month and his Prive haute couture show in Paris because of so...
Jan 04, 2022

Eriksen eyes comeback from cardiac arrest, targets World Cup
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Christian Eriksen is targeting a comeback from his cardiac arrest to play for Denmark in the World Cup in November. The 29-year-old Eriksen has not played since collapsing d...
Jan 04, 2022

Ottawa reveals details of child welfare agreement
The federal government has laid out the details of its $40-billion child-welfare settlement.On Tuesday, the government said it had reached an agreement in principle with the First Nations Child and Fa...
Jan 04, 2022

Recent positive COVID-19 tests have James, Radford unsure if they'll skate at trials
Recent positive COVID-19 tests could keep Vanessa James and Eric Radford out of Canadian figure skating's Olympic trials this week. Canada's top-ranked pair team this season revealed on a conference c...
Jan 04, 2022

Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard's sex assault trial postponed again due to COVID-19
TORONTO - Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard, the frontman for the band Hedley, has once again seen his sexual assault trial postponed as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Hoggard was initially set to s...
Jan 04, 2022

Biden urges concern, not alarm as omicron surges
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm Tuesday as the U.S. set new records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggled to ease concerns about testing ...
Jan 04, 2022

Zelinka, Pendrel bring wealth of experience as top athletes to coaching careers
Jessica Zelinka was among the finest female athletes on the planet in the heptathlon, an event that requires excellence across seven different running, jumping and throwing disciplines. Yet, when the ...
Jan 04, 2022

Matthews returns negative COVID-19 test, not ruled out for meeting with Oilers
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews returned a negative result for COVID-19 on a PCR test one day after a rapid test came back positive. Head coach Sheldon Keefe says the team is awaiting furth...
Jan 04, 2022