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Northern Store in Fond du Lac ordered to close in-person sales
The Northern Store in Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation has been forced to close all in-person sales. That's according to a letter sent to the store from the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority a...
Nov 24, 2020
Quebec government says it will table expanded language law during next session
MONTREAL - Quebec's minister responsible for the French language said he will introduce a bill strengthening the province's language law when the legislature returns from its winter break. Simon Jolin...
Nov 24, 2020
Lack of Canadian vaccine production means others could get inoculations first: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to reassure Canadians on Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines will start to arrive in the coming months even as he acknowledged that other nations are likely to...
Nov 24, 2020
Future of Shellbrook CN rail station remains in limbo
At least for the time being. the future of the old CN rail station in Shellbrook remains in limbo and there is no immediate plans to demolish it.A resolution, which if passed, would repeal the buildin...
Nov 24, 2020
2 detained for speaking Spanish settle border patrol lawsuit
HELENA, Mont. - Two women who were detained in northern Montana by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for speaking Spanish while shopping at a convenience store have reached an undisclosed mone...
Nov 24, 2020
Province records 175 new COVID-19 cases, 105 people in hospital
There are 175 new cases of COVID-19 to report, bringing the provincial total to 6,883.The seven-day average of daily cases is 209 (17.3 new cases per 100,000 population). The new cases are located in ...
Nov 24, 2020
Local curling club sees success despite pandemic
About a month and a half into the curling season, the Twin Rivers Curling Club is going strong. Featuring league games nearly every weeknight - and some week days - from Monday to Thursday, general ma...
Nov 24, 2020
Raptors guard Fred VanVleet says contract negotiations were "easy"
Fred VanVleet did a pre-draft workout for one particular NBA team, who didn't know who he was when he showed up. He shot alone on a side basket with no coaches rebounding the ball. Nobody gave h...
Nov 24, 2020
Meng could have been arrested before going through customs: officer
VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer who assisted in the arrest of Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport two years ago says the Huawei executive could have been arrested before going through customs. Const...
Nov 24, 2020
Local SPCA sees spike in adoptions since COVID-19 pandemic began
The Prince Albert SPCA has seen a major increase in adoptions since the COVID-19 pandemic began.According to a media release, the SPCA is near 40 adoptions per month since March.SPCA Manager Ashlee Bo...
Nov 24, 2020