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Carpenter High School grads preparing to walk the stage at in-person grad ceremony
Nearly 100 Carpenter High School graduates will be participating in a more traditional style graduation ceremony this year now that COVID-19 restrictions are becoming more relaxed. At this time last y...
Jun 16, 2021
Jason Spezza signs with Maple Leafs at league minimum for third straight season
TORONTO - Jason Spezza will once again be sporting blue and white next season. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Wednesday the 38-year-old forward has re-signed with his hometown team at the league mi...
Jun 16, 2021
Committee report on Vance allegations at risk as calls mount for minister to resign
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being accused of letting victims of military sexual misconduct down as a parliamentary committee prepares to rise for the summer without producing a report on allegat...
Jun 16, 2021
Province reports 74 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths
The province reported 74 new cases of COVID-19 and 76 recoveries in Saskatchewan on June 16, bringing the provincial total to 48,125 cases; 46,837 total recoveries, and 726 cases considered active. Th...
Jun 16, 2021
Kanesatake grand chief welcomes Quebec's openness in creating local police force
KANESATAKE - The Mohawk Council of Kanesatake says it is pleased that Quebec is open to discussing the possibility of re-establishing an Indigenous police force to patrol the community northwest of Mo...
Jun 16, 2021
Fully vaccinated in Sask. don’t have to self-isolate after close contact with COVID case
Consider it a perk of becoming fully vaccinated against COVID-19.The provincial government announced during a news conference Tuesday that anyone in Saskatchewan who has had both of their COVID-19 dos...
Jun 16, 2021
The ESPYS returning to New York, Anthony Mackie to host
NEW YORK (AP) - The ESPYS are returning to New York next month for the first time since 1999, with actor Anthony Mackie hosting the show that honors the year's top athletes and sports moments. The sho...
Jun 16, 2021
Vancouver couple pleads guilty to breaking Yukon COVID rules, travelling for vaccine
WHITEHORSE - A husband and wife accused of flying to a remote Yukon community to receive doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in January have each pleaded guilty to two counts of violating of the territory's C...
Jun 16, 2021
'Alarming situation' but help slow in coming for struggling Kashechewan, chief says
TORONTO - Help for the struggling James Bay community of Kashechewan has been slow in coming, as COVID-19 infections surge through overcrowded homes and isolation facilities remain non-existent, Chief...
Jun 16, 2021
The Financial Impact of Summer FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
The weather is getting hotter, and many people are beginning to plan their summer activities and are looking for ways to get out of the house. Summer is a season of relaxing, and people tend to take o...
Jun 16, 2021