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Feds commit $61 million to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will provide more than $61 million in immediate funding to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight the COVID-19 pandemic.Trudeau says the new m...
Nov 10, 2020
Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has Pan Am bronze upgraded to silver
The Lima Pan Am Games served as an important learning experience for Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault regardless of her medal's colour. She's still grateful and surprised to be getting an upgrade.&nbs...
Nov 10, 2020
US job openings rise slightly in September, hiring slips
WASHINGTON - American employers advertised slightly more jobs in September but hired fewer people as the U.S. economy struggles to recover from spring's coronavirus collapse. Job postings rose to to 6...
Nov 10, 2020
Notable cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
Alek Minassian, who has admitted to planning and carrying out a 2018 van attack that killed 10 people and hurt 16 others in Toronto, is asking a judge to find him not criminally responsible for his ac...
Nov 10, 2020
How a Brazil samba school shimmied from Carnival to COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO - The sultry heat of the Southern Hemisphere's summer will soon be rolling into Rio de Janeiro. In a normal year, the air would whisper into Dr. Wille Baracho's ear: Carnival is coming....
Nov 10, 2020
Legion, other veterans groups to get $20M to weather COVID-19
OTTAWA - On the eve of Remembrance Day, the federal Liberal government is moving ahead with plans to provide emergency assistance to veterans organizations battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The gover...
Nov 10, 2020
Winter Fun at Candle Lake
It's so much fun playing in the snow by the lodge. We are open all year round. Kids can enjoy playing in our snow pile that we will be adding to throughout the winter. Our cabins are booking up fast f...
Nov 10, 2020
Georgia's Senate deadlocks, Trump's intransigence keep U.S. political suspense going
WASHINGTON, D.C. - There's good news in Georgia for anyone still craving high-stakes election suspense in the wake of Joe Biden's presidential win. Control of the Senate is still up for grabs: R...
Nov 10, 2020
The Battlefords Flu Clinics
Flu Shot clinics continue. These clinics do not require an appointment! See the poster for details.
Nov 10, 2020
Search is on for next Saskatchewanderer
Saskatchewan is looking for its next Saskatchewanderer.In a media release Tuesday, the provincial government said applications are now being accepted for the position for 2021.The Saskatchewanderer pr...
Nov 10, 2020