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Chief medical health officer encourages reporting people violating public health orders
New public health orders for indoor public events, team sports and masking went into effect Friday and Saskatchewan Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says it's vital they're followed.Shahab...
Nov 28, 2020
All Blacks pay tribute to Maradona before match vs. Pumas
NEWCASTLE, Australia - New Zealand paid tribute to Diego Maradona when captain Sam Cane laid an All Black jersey - No. 10 - on the field before the start of their Tri-Nations test match against A...
Nov 28, 2020
Poland: Marches oppose abortion restriction, police violence
WARSAW, Poland - Protesters marched in Warsaw and other Polish cities Saturday against an attempt to restrict abortion rights and the police violence that occurred in response to other recent protests...
Nov 28, 2020
French protesters decry bill outlawing use of police images
PARIS - Thousands of critics of a proposed security law that would restrict sharing images of police officers in France gathered across the country in protest Saturday, and officers in Paris who were ...
Nov 28, 2020
Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader on Saturday demanded the "definitive punishment" of those behind the killing of a scientist who led Tehran's disbanded military nuclear program, as the Islamic Rep...
Nov 28, 2020
COVID could account for half of acute care beds if trajectory remains unchecked: SHA
If Saskatchewan continues on its current trajectory of COVID-19, the province will face significant issues in hospitals over the next four to six months."We would see COVID acute care demand essential...
Nov 28, 2020
Scientists urge permanent protection of Last Ice Area in Canada's High Arctic
Derek Mueller, a senior researcher at Carleton University, cut his scientific teeth studying mats of microbes on some of Canada's oldest, thickest and most remote sea ice. "They have some very i...
Nov 28, 2020
Ethiopian government begins offensive in Tigray capital city
NAIROBI, Kenya - The Ethiopian military on Saturday began an offensive in the Tigray regional capital in its quest to arrest the region's defiant leaders. Tigray TV announced shelling in Mekele, a cit...
Nov 28, 2020
UK, EU resume face-to-face trade talks with time running out
LONDON - Teams from Britain and the European Union resumed face-to-face talks on a post-Brexit trade deal Saturday, with both sides sounding gloomy about striking an agreement in the little time that ...
Nov 28, 2020
UK appoints vaccines minister to oversee COVID inoculations
LONDON - The British government appointed a vaccines minister on Saturday as it prepares to inoculate millions of people against the coronavirus, potentially starting within days. Prime Minister Boris...
Nov 28, 2020