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One new COVID-19 death reported, the eighth since Nov. 25
One new COVID-19-related death and 197 new coronavirus cases were reported by the Saskatchewan Health Authority on Saturday. A North West zone resident in the 80+ group, who tested positive for COVID-...
Nov 28, 2020
Atikamekw leaders taken aback by Quebec government refusal to adopt Joyce's Principle
MONTREAL - Atikamekw leaders in Quebec say they are disappointed by the Quebec government's refusal to adopt measures aimed at improving Indigenous health care this week over a reference to systemic r...
Nov 28, 2020
Canadian running back Hubbard out versus Texas Tech with leg injury
STILLWATER, Okla. - Canadian running back Chuba Hubbard will miss Oklahoma State's game Saturday against Texas Tech with a leg injury. Hubbard, a redshirt junior from Sherwood Park, Alta.,&n...
Nov 28, 2020
SHA orders those who visited these two curling venues to isolate
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is ordering those who attended events at the curling centres in Christopher Lake and Shellbrook recently to isolate for 14 from their last attendance. The SHA h...
Nov 28, 2020
Elk Ridge ownership deal receives thumbs up from surrounding business community
The re-opening of Elk Ridge Resort is just a week away, and the local business community is reacting with both excitement and relief.Saskatchewan group, Routes2SK took ownership of the northern Saskat...
Nov 28, 2020
Chief medical health officer encourages reporting people violating public health orders
New public health orders for indoor public events, team sports and masking went into effect Friday and Saskatchewan Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says it's vital they're followed.Shahab...
Nov 28, 2020
All Blacks pay tribute to Maradona before match vs. Pumas
NEWCASTLE, Australia - New Zealand paid tribute to Diego Maradona when captain Sam Cane laid an All Black jersey - No. 10 - on the field before the start of their Tri-Nations test match against A...
Nov 28, 2020
Poland: Marches oppose abortion restriction, police violence
WARSAW, Poland - Protesters marched in Warsaw and other Polish cities Saturday against an attempt to restrict abortion rights and the police violence that occurred in response to other recent protests...
Nov 28, 2020
French protesters decry bill outlawing use of police images
PARIS - Thousands of critics of a proposed security law that would restrict sharing images of police officers in France gathered across the country in protest Saturday, and officers in Paris who were ...
Nov 28, 2020
Progress being made in HIV rates in First Nations communities
With World AIDS day coming up on Tuesday, it's a good time to review how Saskatchewan's First Nations communities have made progress in recent years in reducing rates in HIV/AIDS.HIV rates in Saskatch...
Nov 28, 2020