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Toronto family marks first Mother's Day in India under a cloud of pandemic anxiety

The joy of Komal Garg's first Mother's Day has been tempered with fear and frustration as she awaits the green light to start enjoying family life in the Toronto home she hasn't seen for months. She a...

May 09, 2021

Man kills 6, then self, at Colorado birthday party shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A gunman opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado, slaying six adults before killing himself Sunday, police said. The shooting happened just after midnight in a mobile hom...

May 09, 2021

Ten years later: Former Slave Lake mayor remembers wildfire that burned through town

Karina Pillay remembers everything about the wildfire. She remembers the chaos the day it hit. The fireballs falling around the town's government building. The traffic gridlock as flames blocked the r...

May 09, 2021

For a view of a COVID-19 future, Canadians should look across the pond

OTTAWA - On May 3, the British government announced that only one person had died of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours. It was a sharp turn around in a little over three months, from the country's wor...

May 09, 2021

Bernier speaks at ‘freedom rally,’ violates public health rules

Whenever the next federal election comes up, Maxime Bernier of the People's Party of Canada (PPC) aims to run for prime minister.On Saturday afternoon, he spoke to a packed-together, maskless crowd in...

May 08, 2021

Regina software engineer develops text line for vaccination availability

Brock Lumbard is making it easier to find where you can get your COVID-19 vaccinations across Saskatchewan.The 22-year-old Regina-born software engineer studied at Western University before returning ...

May 08, 2021

Go easy on the lawn this month, and the critters: NCC

The snow has melted, growing season is upon us, and that means it'll soon be time to mow the lawn, right? No. While our yards and green spaces have become important refuges during this pandemic, they'...

May 08, 2021

Canadian-born baby denied health card in Saskatchewan

Her son was born in Regina and has a passport and a Social Insurance Number, but he's being denied a Saskatchewan health number because of her immigration status.Pereira, who asked her first name not ...

May 08, 2021

'Why we survive': B.C. boundary towns struggle without Albertans during pandemic

Jennifer Coffman didn't expect to get hit with a double whammy at her restaurant in the tiny community of Field just west of the Alberta-British Columbia boundary this year. Coffman has been running t...

May 08, 2021

Pharmacies urging residents to book vaccine appointments: 'We don’t want them to go to waste'

As the pharmacy vaccination pilot program continues to roll out in Saskatchewan, some say bookings have been slower than expected.Neil Twyver is the business manager for Medi-Centre Pharmacy in Prince...

May 07, 2021