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Queen Elizabeth honors key women in UK's rapid vaccine drive
LONDON (AP) - Queen Elizabeth II has used her birthday honors list to celebrate those at the forefront of the U.K.'s rapid rollout of COVID-19 vaccines over the past few months, which has been credite...
Jun 11, 2021

New BUH life-saving equipment made possible through donations
A new dual chamber external pacemaker has been purchased and is saving lives at Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) because of the generosity of donors to the BUH Foundation. The new pacemaker was purcha...
Jun 11, 2021

Veterinarian team from U of S returns to La Ronge for four-day animal clinic
The vets are back in town after a one-and-a-half-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over the span of four days starting Thursday, students and staff with the Western College of Veterinary Me...
Jun 11, 2021

Northern Sask. First Nation claims government-owned hydroelectric station having negative impact on Sask. River Delta
The Chief of Cumberland Cree House Nation says a hydroelectric dam built on the Saskatchewan River in the 1960s has choked the water and is hurting both the people and animal species that rely on the ...
Jun 11, 2021

Indigenous leaders ask Catholic congregants to push for residential school apology
Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan are calling on Catholics to stand in solidarity with residential school survivors by not attending church services. Vice-chief David Pratt of the Federation of Sover...
Jun 11, 2021

Quebec health officials weigh Montreal Canadiens' request for more fans
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says the Montreal Canadiens have made a request to increase capacity during home games at the Bell Centre. It said in an emailed statement Friday the request is b...
Jun 11, 2021

Akim Aliu, Hockey Diversity Alliance continue push to end racism in hockey
In the midst of a global pandemic, Akim Aliu has been places he'd never dreamt of. The former NHLer has gone from sharing his experiences as a Black hockey player on social media to gracing the covers...
Jun 11, 2021

RCMP arrest group of men after they assaulted a man on the Little Red River First Nation
The Prince Albert RCMP are investigating after four men threatened and assaulted a man at a residence on the Little Red River First Nation.According to a media release, the investigation has so far re...
Jun 11, 2021

City reports increase in contaminated recycle bins
With yard waste season in full swing, sanitation drivers are reporting an increase in recycle bins with yard waste and other unsuitable items.The operations manager for the city's Public Works departm...
Jun 11, 2021

B.C. premier says changes to U.S. cruise ship rules remain temporary
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says legislation proposed in the United States that would scrap a long-standing requirement for American cruise ships to dock at a foreign port between domestic s...
Jun 11, 2021