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California officials report first virus death of a child
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California health officials reported the state's first coronavirus death of a child on Friday as the statewide tally of fatalities surpassed 9,000, saying the victim was a teenage...
Jul 31, 2020
#YouMatter Awareness walk to take place at Flying Dust First Nation
Flying Dust First Nation will be hosting a suicide awareness walk in partnership with the City of Meadow Lake, RCMP, Northern Inter Tribal Health Agency (NITHA) and Roots of Hope in Meadow Lake. Tara ...
Jul 31, 2020
Edmonton hopes for NHL hub-city benefits, welcomes Western Conference playoffs
EDMONTON - Across the street from Rogers Place, a pub patio was prepped with picnic tables and television screens slung above them Friday. On the eve of the 2020 NHL playoffs, numerous downtown E...
Jul 31, 2020
Supporters join northerners as they walk into Regina
Fiddler Tristen Durocher and Men of the North Founder Christopher Merasty reached Regina today, concluding a one-month walk from Air Ronge. The 630-kilometre walk began July 2 to demonstrate against t...
Jul 31, 2020
Alberta/Sask RCMP arrest three suspects in rash of carjackings with shots fired
Three suspects have been arrested and charged with 47 offences, following collaboration between multiple RCMP detachments in Alberta and Saskatchewan. This followed the RCMP's request for public assis...
Jul 31, 2020
Five things to watch as the Toronto Raptors resume their title defence
The defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors resume their title defence when they face the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. Here are five things to watch: The Quiet: The Raptors boast one of the b...
Jul 31, 2020
MLTC and Onion Lake Cree Nation producing comprehensive video for breastfeeding mothers
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) health team, in partnership with Onion Lake Cree Nation Health, are creating a support video for breastfeeding mothers. The video currently under production will ...
Jul 31, 2020
Canadian fans ready to embrace return of NHL in season restart amid summer heat
EDMONTON - As the summer heat shimmers off the pavement and stationary cars double as sweltering four-door Dutch ovens, Canada's favourite winter pastime is officially back. The National Hockey L...
Jul 31, 2020
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence
A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential bi...
Jul 31, 2020
NBA champion Toronto Raptors ready to pick up where they left off
The Toronto Raptors were the hottest team in the NBA in early March, on a league-best four-game winning streak, coming off a solid west coast road swing and having just clinched a playoff sp...
Jul 31, 2020