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Turbulence in Canadian opinion on airlines COVID-19 response: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests turbulence ahead for airlines seeking public support for their current COVID-19 plans. Seventy-two per cent of Canadians surveyed say they're not comfortable flying since ...
Jul 07, 2020
Death toll from flooding in Japan rises to 50, dozen missing
TOKYO - Japan's disaster management agency says the death toll from recent flooding has risen to 50 and at least a dozen others are still missing. Pounding rain since late Friday in Japan's southern r...
Jul 06, 2020
California Assembly delays session after virus outbreak
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A coronavirus outbreak in the California Legislature has indefinitely delayed the state Assembly's return to work from a scheduled summer recess, highlighting the rapid spread of ...
Jul 06, 2020
City reminding residents to use caution if near the river
The City of North Battleford is asking residents to be careful if they are near the North Saskatchewan River due to high water levels and the potential danger of river currents.The city said in a stat...
Jul 06, 2020
Baseball’s back: NSRBL return to feature all-Battlefords showdown Tuesday
Baseball is just a night away from announcing its return with a bang in the Battlefords.The Battlefords Trappers and North Battleford Beavers will face off in an all local showdown Tuesday night, to o...
Jul 06, 2020
Non-payment of rent eviction applications available for landlords effective Aug. 4: Province
If you haven't paid your rent lately, it may be time to break open that piggy bank.On Monday, the province announced that the Office of Residential Tenancies (ORT) will start to accept eviction applic...
Jul 06, 2020
Ducharme Elementary School to see Dene early learning pilot program for youth this fall
Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) is introducing a Dene Early Learning Pilot Project (DELPP) along with the Northern Lights School Division at Ducharme Elementary School in La Loche this fall. The DEL...
Jul 06, 2020
Duo expected to reach Prince Albert by Friday
Five days into a long walk to Regina, Tristen Durocher and Christopher Merasty are thankful for cash and food donations from northerners as they head south. "Our bodies are starting to adjust to the d...
Jul 06, 2020
Buffet decision shows LNG projects on shaky political, economic ground: report
OTTAWA - Legendary investor Warren Buffett's decision to walk away from a proposed export terminal for liquefied natural gas in Quebec is being held up in a new report as a sign that the LNG sector in...
Jul 06, 2020
Local bar responds to return of VLTs
Video Lottery Terminals are back online in Saskatchewan.The provincial government announced the machines would start running again as of Monday at a press conference last week. The province shut down ...
Jul 06, 2020