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Police hope to solve cold case murders of two boys in Vancouver with DNA technology
VANCOUVER - Police are hoping DNA technology may help solve the so-called Babes in the Woods murder in Vancouver's Stanley Park seven decades ago. Sgt. Steve Addison said advancements in science, in c...
May 18, 2021

Congress OKs bill to fight hate crimes vs. Asian Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Joe Biden a bipartisan denun...
May 18, 2021

Minister asks Canadians to camp carefully in national parks as season starts
Canada's environment minister has one main bit of advice as the country's second COVID-19 summer is about to begin: Camp carefully. "We all recognize how important nature and green spaces have been to...
May 18, 2021

Vancouver mayor says sorry for city's role in turning away South Asians in 1914
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has issued an apology for its racist role in denying entry to 376 passengers aboard a ship that was forced to return to India over a century ago. Mayor Kennedy Stewar...
May 18, 2021

Second shot strategy: Sask. aims to have all people fully vaccinated by early August
Saskatchewan is hoping to have as many people as possible fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by early August.On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health put out a tentative schedule for eligibility for second d...
May 18, 2021

SHA to begin COVID vaccinations in schools in June
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is going to schools to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations.In a media release Tuesday, the provincial government said the Saskatchewan Health Authority will be giving the s...
May 18, 2021

Meadow Lake Chamber of Commerce receives $6,500 in grants from parks and recreation
The Meadow Lake & District Chamber of Commerce has received two grants with a combined value of $6,500 from the Meadow Lake parks and recreation department.Each year, the parks and recreation depa...
May 18, 2021

Province reports 129 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting another 129 cases of COVID-19 today, as well as 269 recoveries and three deaths. This brings the provincial total to 44,841 cases; 42,494 recoveries and 1,8...
May 18, 2021

AP source: US encouraging Israel to wind down Gaza offensive
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and administration officials have encouraged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials to wind down the bombardment of Gaza, a person with...
May 18, 2021

'Absolutely beautiful': Albertans line up at U.S. border for COVID-19 vaccinations
CARWAY, Alta. - Linda Neilson had waited a long time to get her second COVID-19 vaccination and thanks to the generosity of the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana her wait ended at the Canada-United States bo...
May 18, 2021