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The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has finalized its deal with Extendicare, officially assuming operations of the company’s five long-term care homes in the province. The deal will cost the province $13.1 million for Extendicare properties in Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and Regina.The original announcement was made in October 2021, explaining the SHA, with the support of the Saskatchewan government, was going to assume all responsibility for the delivery of long-term care services at the homes and work with Extendicare on the transition of services to the SHA.This was following the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in the province. Thirty-nine residents died from COVID-19,…

A second chance at love. Pierce Brosnan weathered ups and downs in his love life — which led him to a marriage with Keely Shaye Smith that has lasted over 20 years. The actor was previously married to Cassandra Harris from 1980 until her death in 1991. Over the course of his first marriage, Brosnan and Harris welcomed son Sean (born in September 1983). The actor also adopted Harris’ daughter Charlotte and son Chris from a previous marriage after their father passed. Following his wife’s passing, Brosnan opened up about coping with the loss. “When your partner gets cancer, then…

John Travolta and Kelly Preston had a love-filled marriage up until the day the actress died in July 2020. The longtime couple met in 1987 while working on 1989’s The Experts. “I see, no lie, coming across the hall with his two dogs, this really hot guy,” Preston recalled of their first encounter while speaking to Us Weekly and other reporters in 2018. “Then he stops and says hello. And I was like, ‘Oh s–t. Kill me now.’ You know, like, ‘Oh, my God.’” Travolta was equally smitten with Preston. In 2018, he revealed to Us and other reporters that…

An 82-year-old man in a wheelchair was stabbed in an unprovoked attack earlier this month while inside a Los Angeles restaurant, police said Thursday.The attack occurred just before 7 p.m. on Oct. 3 inside Taco Bell in the Mar Vista area, Fox Los Angeles reported.Security footage shows the suspect entering the fast food restaurant and approaching the man from behind. The suspect then stabbed the man in the neck and shoulder and fled, police said. The victim was taken to a hospital and treated for severe injuries, police said.TEEN BOY, 13, ARRESTED IN BEATING DEATH OF LOS ANGELES LIQUOR STORE CLERK…

Spillway gates at Lake Eildon have now opened amid mass flooding across regional Victoria, according to Sky News Senior Victorian reporter Simon Love.Goulburn Murray Water says releases will be progressing to 38,000 millimetres per day over the next 24 hours depending on storage inflows. Source: Sky News

Kanye West is dealing with the fallout from his Paris Fashion Week scandal, during which he wore a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt, slammed a Vogue editor for her criticism, and, later, was temporarily restricted from multiple social media outlets after sharing an anti-semitic message. The “Famous” rapper first made waves on October 3 when wearing the controversial tee at his Yeezy season 9 collection show. The backlash was swift, and West took aim at one critic in particular — Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, whom he mocked on social media for her own fashion choices. Things only got messier in the…

The death of Kiely Rodni, the California teenager whose disappearance in August sparked a two-week search, has been ruled accidental.A pathologist determined Rodni, 16, of Truckee, drowned, and there was no information to suggest foul play, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.“As always, our office will continue to work with the family by evaluating any additional information related to this investigation,” it said in a statement.The coroner’s division of the sheriff’s office ruled the death was accidental, the statement said.Rodni disappeared after she left a party Aug. 6 at Prosser Family Campground in Truckee, which is in the Sierra…

Playing from behind was a frequent problem last year for the Knicks. Their starters dug holes too deep for the second unit to climb out of, and it was a contributing factor to a dismal 37-win season. That hasn’t been a issue through three preseason games. In fact, the Knicks’ starters have gotten them off to fast starts. Already, the addition of Jalen Brunson to the returning foursome of Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, Evan Fournier and Mitchell Robinson seems to be paying off. The unit has been in sync, notching 40 assists, emblematic of the selfless way the Knicks have…

CNN  —  Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a debate Thursday night that voters “cannot trust” her Republican challenger, Tudor Dixon, to respect the outcome of a state referendum on abortion rights, because Dixon has not accepted the outcome of the 2020 election. Whitmer has placed her support for abortion rights at the forefront of her bid for a second term in a state where Republicans control the legislature. She has also touted her economic efforts and increased funding for schools. Dixon, who is backed by former education secretary Betsy DeVos’ family and won the GOP nomination after an…

Deaths where coronavirus is mentioned on a person’s death certificate is starting to rise according to the UK Health Security AgencyCovid-19 patient levels in England are at their highest since the end of July with health experts warning of “sustained increases” in infections and admissions. The number of deaths where coronavirus is mentioned on a person’s death certificate are also starting to rise, says the UK Health Security Agency. The figures come as more than half of people aged 75 and over in England have now received an autumn booster dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, with bookings opening on Friday…