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Los Angeles County to restores indoor mask mandate for all
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A rapid and sustained increase in COVID-19 cases in the nation's largest county requires restoring an indoor mask mandate even when people are vaccinated, Los Angeles County's publi...
Jul 15, 2021

Biden: US will protect Haiti embassy, won't send troops
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week's assassination of that country's president, but sending American tr...
Jul 15, 2021

Montreal cop facing sex assault charge insists he was only trying to help woman
MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer on trial for the alleged sexual assault of a woman at a hotel after encountering her in lockup was grilled by the prosecutor on Thursday about the decisions he too...
Jul 15, 2021

Whelan Bay, north of Candle Lake ordered to evacuate
An evacuation order has been issued for Whelan Bay (White Swan Lake) subdivisions or campgrounds. Whelan Bay is 35 minutes north of Candle Lake.The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) issued the ...
Jul 15, 2021

CFL announces that 10 individuals have returned a positive test for COVID-19
TORONTO - The CFL has announced that 10 individuals have returned a positive test for COVID-19. The league says in a statement that it has administered approximately 6,000 tests to "Tier 1 personnel,"...
Jul 15, 2021

Meadow Lake Sox look to punch ticket to post-season with wildcard game Thursday
The Meadow Lake White Sox will aim to clinch a post-season berth in the quarterfinals of the North Sask. River Baseball League (NSRBL) playoffs with a victory Thursday versus the Battlefords Trappers....
Jul 15, 2021

Farmers and Indigenous land users form new Treaty Land Sharing Network in Saskatchewan
A number of farmers and Indigenous land users across Saskatchewan are joining in a new Treaty Land Sharing Network just formed. About 20 farmers, ranchers, and other landholders from the North Battlef...
Jul 15, 2021

Oosthuizen, Spieth lead way as normalcy returns to Open, Hughes opens strong
SANDWICH, England - Jordan Spieth rolled in putts like it was 2017. Louis Oosthuizen put those runner-up finishes in the last two majors out of mind and soared to the top of the leaderboard. They gave...
Jul 15, 2021

B.C. expands access to safer drug alternatives for people at risk of overdose
VANCOUVER - British Columbia says it's bringing in a new policy that will expand access to safer prescription drugs for people at risk of overdose and death from toxic substances, without expecting th...
Jul 15, 2021

Emergency crews working to contain fires north of Meadow Lake
Fires continue to rage across Saskatchewan while crews in the northwest remain working to protect communities at risk. The LOCK fire threatening Buffalo River Dene First Nation, Dillon, Michel Village...
Jul 15, 2021