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Northern partnership aims to offer unique dental therapy program
A proposed health program could put a smile on the face of Indigenous populations, especially those in remote communities.The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), along with the University ...
Mar 29, 2021
Buffalo Narrows RCMP issue arrest warrant for man facing weapon and drug related charges
An investigation has led to an arrest warrant being issued against a Buffalo Narrows man for drug and weapon-related offences and police believe he could be in Buffalo Narrows, Saskatoon or Prince Alb...
Mar 29, 2021
Quebec coroner's inquest begins into deaths at long-term care homes during first wave
JOLIETTE, Que. - A coroner's inquest into long-term care deaths in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave opened today with testimony describing staff shortages and employees moving from one...
Mar 29, 2021
Apology issued after newspaper editorial compares COVID restrictions to Holocaust
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The owner of a newspaper in Saskatchewan has apologized for an editorial that compared COVID-19 restrictions to the Holocaust. Glacier Media says in a statement that the March 24 ed...
Mar 29, 2021
National vaccine panel to recommend suspending AstraZeneca shots for under-55s
OTTAWA - Health Canada is demanding that AstraZeneca do a detailed study on the risks and benefits of its COVID-19 vaccine across multiple age groups after getting more reports that patients in Europe...
Mar 29, 2021
Total active COVID-19 cases nears 2,000 as 202 new cases and 174 recoveries reported
The total number of active COVID-19 cases is nearly at 2,000 across the province for the first time since Nov. 17, 2020 when cases climbed to 4,763 before beginning its downward decent.As of March 29,...
Mar 29, 2021
Opposition blasts Liberals for sending House leader instead of PM staff to talk WE
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are expressing frustration and anger after the Liberal government sent its House leader to answer a parliamentary committee's questions today on a now-dead WE Chari...
Mar 29, 2021
Saskatchewan Government urges vaccinations through ad campaign
'Stick it to Covid' is the message coming today from the provincial government in a new advertisement campaign aimed at what the Premier called 'looking after one another.' Meanwhile, there continues ...
Mar 29, 2021
Canada should be ready to weather any export issues to deal with China: O'Toole
WINNIPEG - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada has to work closely with its allies to counterbalance China's actions while recognizing that could mean risks to Canadian exports. O'Toole was s...
Mar 29, 2021
Meadow Lake, Green Lake RCMP take man into custody following reports of disturbance
A Meadow Lake man remains in custody after being arrested as part of a gang violence suppression initiative. On March 26, RCMP responded to a reported disturbance in Green Lake shortly after midnight....
Mar 29, 2021