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Wallace Stegner House, one of Canada's first writer/artist residencies needs your help
This historic, rural, remote artists/writers residency program needs your help in order to keep operating! Our 50K fundraising campaign goal is 35% of the way there.Few people realize that artist/writ...
Nov 24, 2020

Adaptability and Resilience in the face of COVID-19
November 20, 2020 put us at month eight in the COVID fight and highlighted again the emergence of our new reality in Health Care in Saskatchewan. There is an old saying that "necessity is the mother o...
Nov 24, 2020

US home price gains accelerate as pandemic shakes up housing
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices jumped in September as strong demand, low interest rates and the smallest number of available homes on record combined to push up housing costs. The S&P CoreLogic Cas...
Nov 24, 2020

P.A. Chamber of Commerce applauds provincial government's COVID-19 response
The Prince Albert & District Chamber of Commerce is endorsing the provincial government's approach to COVID-19 restrictions, saying a large-scale lockdown would be "catastrophic" for businesses."T...
Nov 24, 2020

Netflix to expand production hub in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Netflix plans to establish one of the largest production hubs in North America with an expansion of its existing studio complex in New Mexico and a commitment to an additional $1 b...
Nov 24, 2020

Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn and Chris Columbus save Christmas
They may be one of Hollywood's most beloved couples, but Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn have never felt the pressure to use that unmatched chemistry for the big screen time and time again. Since 1987's ...
Nov 24, 2020

The show must go on: Students put a spin on 'Romeo & Juliet'
WESTWOOD, Mass. - "Parting is such sweet sorrow" - especially for a theatre troupe hoping to stage a live performance of "Romeo & Juliet" in the middle of a pandemic that has closed schools and re...
Nov 24, 2020

Many Canadians gaining weight during COVID-19: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests many Canadians are gaining weight because they're eating more and exercising less during COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly one-third of respondents in the survey conducted b...
Nov 24, 2020

Fossil fuels to decline but remain big player in Canada's energy use by 2050: report
OTTAWA - The Canada Energy Regulator says reaching net-zero emissions over the next 30 years will to require a much more aggressive transition away from oil and gas.The annual Energy Futures report re...
Nov 24, 2020

Alberta researcher gets award for COVID-19 mask innovation
Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who i...
Nov 24, 2020