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After COVID-related transplant delays, 16-year-old N.S. girl gets lung transplant
HALIFAX - A teenaged girl who set out with her grandmother and mother last spring on a 1,800-kilometre RV trip to seek her new lungs has received the life-changing operation in an era of COVID-related...
Nov 21, 2020
Mustangs fall to Ice Wolves for third straight loss
The Melfort Mustangs have dropped below .500 to early in this Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) season.On Friday, Nov. 20, the Mustangs fell 3-1 to the La Ronge Ice Wolves in La Ronge to drop t...
Nov 21, 2020
Hawks return to win column in Kindersley
The Nipawin Hawks are back in the win column after a 3-2 victory on Friday night against the Kindersley Klippers.In the first of four straight meetings between the two Saskatchewan Junior Hockey Leagu...
Nov 21, 2020
Ex-lacrosse star Delby Powless writes about mental health in novel 'Medicine Game'
Writing a novel is one of the hardest - but most cathartic - things former pro lacrosse player Delby Powless has ever done. "Medicine Game" centres on Tommy Henry as he struggles with violent outburst...
Nov 21, 2020
District of Lakeland discusses change to camper bylaw
A bylaw change that will provide rate payers with more flexibilty with respect to family visits during the spring and summer months, is being discussed by the District of Lakeland council.The proposed...
Nov 21, 2020
Mortar shells hit Kabul residential areas; at least 8 dead
KABUL - About 23 mortar shells slammed into different parts of the Afghan capital on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding 31 others, an official said. The shells were fired from two ca...
Nov 21, 2020
Vancouver's climate plan 'first 10 steps in a journey of 10,000,' says expert
VANCOUVER - Motorists would have to pay a fee to drive into Vancouver's downtown core under a plan to slow climate change, but one expert says while city council's goals are laudable, they could also ...
Nov 21, 2020
After COVID-related transplant delays, 16-year-old N.S. girl gets lung transplant
HALIFAX - A teenaged girl who set out with her grandmother and mother last spring on a 1,800-kilometre RV trip to seek her new lungs has received the life-changing operation in an era of COVID-related...
Nov 21, 2020
Canada's labour unions could play big role in efforts to avert 'Buy American' rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada's largest private-sector unions could be among those with their hands on the helm next year when the time comes to navigate the shoals of Joe Biden's proposed Buy American ru...
Nov 21, 2020
Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble postponed
HONG KONG - Singapore and Hong Kong on Saturday postponed a planned air travel bubble meant to boost tourism for both cities, amid a spike in coronavirus infections in Hong Kong. The air travel bubble...
Nov 21, 2020