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Supply-filled backpacks promoting early Métis childhood learning and development
Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) has announced they are providing families with backpacks that will help early learners develop important fundamental skills necessary for educational development. In a ...
Apr 30, 2021

Entire fleet of P.A. transit buses affected by cracked frames
Two weeks after the City of P.A. pulled its transit fleet off the road after cracked frames were discovered on several buses, an inspection has confirmed the problem extends to all seven of the city's...
Apr 30, 2021

The Next Connor: Hockey's latest phenom went the distance to find a game in pandemic
Melanie Bedard couldn't sleep. It was 4 a.m. and her two kids - Connor and Madisen, aged 15 and 17 - were flying to Sweden in two days. In the middle of a pandemic. "I sat up and thought, 'I don't thi...
Apr 30, 2021

Canadian rugby international Kyle Baillie enjoying life in the Big Easy
Kyle Baillie, Eric Howard and Lockie Kratz are flying the Canadian flag in Louisiana for Major League Rugby's NOLA Gold.But the on-field hospitality will likely be limited Sunday when the New Orleans ...
Apr 30, 2021

Liberals fundraise $3.5M in first quarter of 2021, says others pushed for election
The Liberal Party of Canada says it fundraised around $3.5 million during the first three months of the second year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. A party spokesperson says the Liberal government...
Apr 30, 2021

More vaccines on the way to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is about to see another spike in the number of doses of COVID-19 vaccine it receives.Currently, the province gets about 31,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine each week. But in the coming week, t...
Apr 30, 2021

Blue Jays cut ties with Alomar following investigation into sexual misconduct
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays say they are severing all ties with Roberto Alomar after the Hall of Famer was placed on Major League Baseball's ineligible list following an investigation into an alle...
Apr 30, 2021

Former B.C. cabinet minister denies saying government knew about casino crime
VANCOUVER - A former cabinet minister denies telling a gaming investigator that members of the B.C. Liberal government knew about illegal activities at casinos and were doing little to prevent the cri...
Apr 30, 2021

US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday
WASHINGTON - The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting on May 4, the White House said Friday, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially danger...
Apr 30, 2021

COVID-19 modelling shows B.C. bending the curve of variant cases
VANCOUVER - A group of modelling experts says British Columbia is managing to suppress infections that have been driven by COVID-19 variants.The group of researchers from the University of British Col...
Apr 30, 2021