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Election day to go as planned in the northeast
There may be lots of snow outside, but local municipalities are continuing with their elections today.Polls will remain open for Melfort, Humboldt, Nipawin, and Tisdale until 8 p.m.Earlier today, the ...
Nov 09, 2020
Province records highest daily total of COVID cases, another death
There are 190 new COVID-19 cases to report in Saskatchewan - exceeding Sunday's total as the highest daily total to date.The new tally brings the provincial total to 4,087 cases. The new cases are loc...
Nov 09, 2020
Rules tightened for visitors to N.S. from outside Atlantic after COVID-19 cases spike
HALIFAX - In a bid to subdue a small but sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, Nova Scotia has introduced strict new rules for people arriving in the province from outside the Atlantic region. With 15 new c...
Nov 09, 2020
Not criminally responsible: Alek Minassian's likely defence, explained
TORONTO - The trial for a man who killed 10 people when he drove a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk is expected to hear defence lawyers argue this week that 28-year-old Alek Minassian should be found ...
Nov 09, 2020
Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott left angry and bitter over team's demise
TORONTO - One week after Super League rejected the Toronto Wolfpack's bid for reinstatement, Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott remains angry, bitter and incredulous. "I won't pull any punches," said the ...
Nov 09, 2020
Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fired Defence Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes w...
Nov 09, 2020
RCMP looking for missing 15-year-old from Wakaw
UPDATE: RCMP officers have located the missing youth safe and sound.-mat.barrett@jpbg.caOn Twitter: @matbarrett6
Nov 09, 2020
Possible COVID-19 exposure in Sask. communities including Prince Albert
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying the public of several potential exposures to COVID-19. Here is a list of the following businesses where a person or persons attended while likely infecti...
Nov 09, 2020
'Quite a spectacular storm': Totals still unknown, crews working to clear roads in Melfort
The snow fell over the weekend with no mercy on the Saskatchewan people.Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada Terri Lang said it's difficult to determine how much snow really fell o...
Nov 09, 2020
No evidence of COVID-19 community transmission in Nunavut community: health officer
Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is no evidence of community transmission in Sanikiluaq after the territory confirmed its second case of COVID-19 in the community on the weekend. ...
Nov 09, 2020