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Sask. First Nation refutes claims of forced COVID-19 vaccinations

A Saskatchewan First Nation is pushing back against baseless claims involving the community.

A Magen David Adom staff member prepares a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to elderly people in a private nursing home in Ganei Tikva, Israel, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Pfizer officially requests Health Canada approval for kids' COVID-19 shot

Pfizer has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old.

A health-care worker holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, in this Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, file photo. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Court hears Sask. woman killed newborn daughter in moment of anger

Details about how the actions of a Kindersley woman led to her child's death emerged at a sentencing in Saskatoon on Monday.

Teenie Rose Steer is charged with second-degree murder in the 2018 death of her infant daughter.

Saskatoon eyes COVID-19 bylaw to implement gathering limits

The City of Saskatoon will look at options to enact its own gathering limits after the province rejected a request to implement restrictions.

Sask. top doc says no more than 2-3 households should mix

Even without a provincial mandate, Saskatchewan's top doctor is urging people to keep private gatherings small and to limit mixing between households.

Sask. aims to reduce crashes with safety improvements on highway outside of Prince Albert

The provincial government is hoping recently completed passing lanes and plans to twin a portion of Highway 3 west of Prince Albert will reduce serious crashes.

COVID-19 tests not available at Saskatoon fire halls, city says

COVID-19 self-testing kits are not available at Saskatoon Fire Department fire halls, according to the city.

Sask. to send 6 ICU patients to Ont., asks federal government for support

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe will address the province’s ICU capacity Monday morning following a record-breaking weekend for COVID-19 patients in the ICU.

279 new COVID-19 cases in Sask.

The Saskatchewan government reported 279 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, along with four additional deaths.

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Pfizer officially requests Health Canada approval for kids' COVID-19 shot

Pfizer has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old.

Why COVID-19 boosters weren't tweaked to better match variants

More COVID-19 booster shots may be on the way -- but when it's your turn, you'll get an extra dose of the original vaccine, not one updated to better match the extra-contagious delta variant. And that has some experts wondering if the booster campaign is a bit of a missed opportunity to target delta and its likely descendants.

Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc chief describes Trudeau visit as 'bittersweet'

Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that his visit to the First Nation community Monday is 'bittersweet' following his notable absence from their ceremony to recognize the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

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EXCLUSIVE | Germany and Denmark repatriate women and children from Syria. Will Canada Follow?

An Access to Information request by CTV News shows that when Canada learned that Canadian women and children were being held in a Kurdish-run detention camp in Syria, the response was hesitant and minimal—and it appears little has changed, writes London Bureau Chief Paul Workman in an exclusive piece for CTVNews.ca.

Municipal voting across Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton to elect new mayors

Alberta's two major cities were voting for new mayors during municipal elections Monday after being led by Naheed Nenshi in Calgary and Don Iveson in Edmonton for multiple terms.

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CTV National News for Oct. 18: A 'bittersweet' visit

The Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc chief told Trudeau that his visit to the First Nation community Monday was bittersweet.

Jyoti Gondek elected as Calgary's first female mayor

Amarjeet Sohi elected as Edmonton's 36th mayor

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REPLAY: PM Trudeau visits Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Nation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Nation after his notable absence on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.