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Two players at Canada's junior hockey camp test positive for COVID-19
RED DEER, Alta. - Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that two players at its national junior selection camp have tested positive for COVID-19. The organization said in a release that the players, who wer...
Nov 24, 2020
Douglas Stuart hopes Booker win helps working-class writers
LONDON - Fittingly in this year of work-from-home and lockdowns, Douglas Stuart's life-changing moment came to him on his sofa. The Scottish writer was at home in Manhattan when he was announced as th...
Nov 24, 2020
Melfort Food Bank asking community for donations for food and holiday hampers
The number of families and individuals accessing the Melfort Food Bank is increasing.The increase is largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.Secretary Ellen Zuck said this year they have c...
Nov 24, 2020
Flin Flon Bombers pause season until after Christmas break
The Flin Flon Bombers will not be playing in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the rest of 2020.This just a few weeks after the Manitoba government deemed the province a red zone due to a COVI...
Nov 24, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 24, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:15 a.m. The Ontario government is reporting 1,009 new cases of COVID-19 today but a technical issue means the figure is an un...
Nov 24, 2020
P.A. and area school class helps new shelter
The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled us to ensure much of our human interaction is done at a distance, but that doesn't mean young people can't be engaged in important social justice matters.That's why...
Nov 24, 2020
Assisted-death bill sends wrong message to Indigenous people, advocates say
OTTAWA - The chief executive officer of an organization that provides health care to the Siksika First Nation in Alberta says an assisted-dying bill sends the wrong message to Indigenous youth. ...
Nov 24, 2020
City preparing for deliberation meetings on proposed 2021 budget
The City of North Battleford is in the process of scheduling its upcoming deliberation meetings for the proposed 2021 budget.Council agreed to a series of deliberation meeting dates, starting Dec. 3. ...
Nov 24, 2020
Chitek Lake Bush Buddies' Virtual Survival Rally
We will not be hosting our Rally in February due to government regulations. In light of this, the snowmobile trails will still be open and as such we still do need to fundraise to help with the expens...
Nov 24, 2020
US consumer confidence drops to 96.1 as virus spreads
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence fell to a reading of 96.1 in November as rising coronavirus cases pushed American optimism down to the lowest level since August. The November reading released Tu...
Nov 24, 2020