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Eligibility set to change in Saskatchewan’s COVID vaccine rollout
More people will soon be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations in Saskatchewan.In addition to making the AstraZeneca vaccine available to everyone 40 and over, the provincial government is planning to lo...
Apr 20, 2021

Pattison Media announces 2021 Prairie Equity Scholarship competition
Broadcast and digital media students who are part of under-represented groups can apply for a scholarship sponsored by Pattison Media, formerly the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.The 2021 Prairie Equity...
Apr 19, 2021

Government reports half of Saskatchewan residents 40+ received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
The Saskatchewan government has reported that 50 per cent of Saskatchewan residents age 40+ have now received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.Status of Priority Population Vaccinations, as of...
Apr 19, 2021

Federal government to send health-care workers to Ontario, Trudeau says
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says federal departments and some Canadian provinces are working to send health-care workers and equipment to help Ontario as it battles record-breaking COVID-...
Apr 18, 2021

Memorial service in Nova Scotia marks one year since mass shooting started
TRURO, N.S. - A memorial service is planned for today in central Nova Scotia to honour the 22 people killed by a lone gunman one year ago. The closed service at Truro's First United Church, which will...
Apr 18, 2021

Some Jan. 6 defendants try to use journalism as riot defence
The Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January created a trove of self-incriminating evidence, thoroughly documenting their actions and words in videos and social media posts. Now some o...
Apr 18, 2021

Alberta confirms country's second blood clot after AstraZeneca vaccine dose
Alberta has confirmed a rare blood clot case in a patient who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the province's chief medical officer of health announced on Saturday. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the ...
Apr 17, 2021

Harry, William seen chatting together after royal funeral
LONDON - A year after they last saw one another, Prince William and his brother Prince Harry put their fraught relationship aside as they said farewell to their grandfather at his funeral on Saturday....
Apr 17, 2021

Business booming for local car washes
A busy period for car washes in Saskatchewan is even busier in 2021.Business owners in the northwest are reporting an increase in car counts during January and March, with steady traffic throughout th...
Apr 17, 2021

Risky pandemic behaviour off the clock could mean workplace discipline: lawyers
CALGARY - Employment lawyers say flouting COVID-19 public health orders when off the job or coming into work while knowingly sick could warrant discipline in the workplace - including termination in t...
Apr 17, 2021