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Provincial case total currently 2,440, including 742 in Northern Sask; five deaths
The province has announced an additional 223 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 164 cases among unvaccinated people and 62 cases among children between the ages of 0-11.Of the new cases, 63 ar...
Oct 27, 2021

Nipawin celebrates World Polio Day
World Polio Day is observed on October 24 every year to raise awareness for polio vaccination and eradication of polio. The 2021 theme for World Polio Day is "delivering on a promise."Through the Glob...
Oct 27, 2021

Man sentenced for involvement in jail protest
One of four men charged after an incident last year at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre has received a 60 day jail sentence.Henry Naytowhow, 32, entered a guilty plea to a single count of mischie...
Oct 27, 2021

New environment minister says his climate plan is not a 'secret agenda'
OTTAWA - Newly minted Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says his agenda to combat climate change and bring down emissions from Alberta's oilsands is not a secret. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has...
Oct 27, 2021

Quenneville's meeting with Bettman may decide Florida fate
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - For the Florida Panthers, there has never been a better start to a season. The next few days, though, could change everything. Panthers coach Joel Quenneville's future is in jeopa...
Oct 27, 2021

Senior medical health officer discusses letter sent to Sask. government
The doctor behind sending a letter to the Saskatchewan government asking for more COVID-19 measures is providing his reasoning.Senior medical health officer Dr. Cory Neudorf sent the letter showcasing...
Oct 27, 2021

PA EX Has Board Positions Open - Upcoming AGM
The Prince Albert Exhibition Association Inc. Has current openings for energetic, community minded board members that have an interest in multi-purpose entertainment events such as: the summer fair; t...
Oct 27, 2021

Government still undecided on whether to fight Indigenous child-welfare rulings
OTTAWA - Canada's attorney general says with only two days until the court deadline, the Liberal cabinet still has not decided whether or not to appeal a decision that would see the government pay out...
Oct 27, 2021

New information raises questions about existence of brain syndrome in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's health minister says an epidemiological report has found no known food, behaviour or environmental exposure that could have caused the symptoms of a mystery brain syndrom...
Oct 27, 2021

Coast guard says 106 containers, not 40, fell off cargo ship near Victoria
VICTORIA - The coast guard has updated the number of containers that fell into the ocean from a cargo ship off Victoria to 106, up from the original estimate of 40. It says the owner of the MV Zim Kin...
Oct 27, 2021