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Ninety three animals brought top dollar at the 53rd annual Lamar County Junior Livestock Show as buyers paid roughly $275,000 at this year’s Show of Champions on April 16 in the Coliseum at the Lamar County Fairgrounds. Magnolia Brush of Clarksville paid $8,000 dollars for the grand champion steer and $6,400 for the reserve champion steer. Evan Adams showed the grand champion while his sister, Emma Adams, exhibited the reserve champion. They are the children of Scott and Britney Adams and represent Lamar County 4-H. Moss Ranch paid $2,750 for the grand champion goat shown by Payton Moss,...

Prince Albert Daily Herald A sign warns travellers to Stanley Mission in northern Saskatchewan that due to COVID-19 only residents and essential services are allowed into the community. Photo taken in January 2021. Photo by Michael Bramadat-Willcock/Local Journalism Initiative Active COVID case numbers in First Nations communities across Canada have declined for the 10th straight week, the federal government reported on Wednesday. The most recent data shows 635 active cases, a significant drop from the roughly 5,000 reported in January. Dr. Evan Adams, Indigenous Services Canada’s deputy ch...

Posted: Apr 07, 2021 3:43 PM ET | Last Updated: April 8 A senior becomes the first in Peguis First Nation to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. More than 60 per cent of Indigenous adults have now been vaccinated with at least one dose. (Peguis First Nation/Facebook) Indigenous leadership and the early deployment of vaccines have caused COVID-19 cases on reserves to drop more than 85 per cent since January, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said today. At the start of the year, there were more than 5,000 active cases in First Nations and Inuit communities across Canada — that number ...

Federal Update on COVID-19 in Indigenous Communities – April 7, 2021 In a news conference on Parliament Hill, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller provides an update on the federal government’s response to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease), focusing on the pandemic’s impact on Indigenous communities in Canada. He is joined by Valerie Gideon (the senior assistant deputy minister for the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Indigenous Services Canada) and Dr. Evan Adams (deputy chief medical officer of public health for Indigenous Services Canada). (April 7, 2021)

Tam answers Canada's burning COVID-19 questions in Facebook live by Nigel Newlove Last Updated Mar 31, 2021 at 4:28 pm PDT OTTAWA — As Canada heads into a third wave of COVID-19, the country’s top doctor is using social media to share her warnings and advice. In a half-hour Facebook live session, Dr. Theresa Tam took questions from Canadians. One of the more popular topics of conversation is the ever-changing advice on vaccines. “I think the fundamental challenge with this pandemic is that science, evidence and knowledge are always evolving and is emerging fast so we have to act fast to...