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Hockey history up for sale as 97-year-old Vancouver Millionaires sweater hits auction
VANCOUVER - A unique piece of hockey history is up for sale, with a rare Vancouver Millionaires sweater hitting the auction block. The cream and maroon wool cardigan is believed to have belonged...
Nov 26, 2020
Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort pausing activities due to new health restrictions
Activities at the Kerry Vickar Centre(KVC) in Melfort will be put on hold for the next three weeks.The additional public health measures announced by the Saskatchewan Government on Thursday saw recrea...
Nov 26, 2020
Canada might not compete at world figure skating championships - if they happen
TORONTO - If the world figure skating championships do go ahead in a bubble in March in Sweden, there is a good chance Canada won't be there. The Swedish Figure Skating Association hopes to hold the M...
Nov 26, 2020
Federal Court says class action on COVID-19 airfare refunds a matter for other courts
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has punted consideration of airfare refunds, which customers say they are owed following hundreds of thousands of cancelled flights, to provincial courts. Justice Michael Ma...
Nov 26, 2020
Three more deaths linked to COVID-19, province records 299 new cases
Three more people have died from complications related to COVID-19, marking 40 deaths related to the virus to date.Of the deceased, one was a person in their 70s in Saskatoon and two others were in th...
Nov 26, 2020
Thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina amid clashes
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tens of thousands of fans, many weeping but eager to honour Diego Maradona, filed past the coffin of Argentina's most iconic soccer star on Thursday. Fans blew kisses as they...
Nov 26, 2020
Patients, not doctors, should initiate conversations on assisted dying: Qualtrough
OTTAWA - Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough says she's open to amending a bill on assisted dying to prevent health practitioners from discussing medical assistance in dying with a patient ...
Nov 26, 2020
Federal task force considers a national flood insurance program
OTTAWA - A new federal task force will look at the possibility of a low-cost national flood insurance program as well as options for moving people who live in areas at highest risk from surging spring...
Nov 26, 2020
‘We did nothing wrong’: Hawks call ‘double standard’ in new COVID-19 restrictions
The Nipawin Hawks knew an announcement regarding new provincial COVID-19 restrictions would come from the Government of Saskatchewan following their last practice.When Head Coach Doug Johnson got off ...
Nov 26, 2020
Trouble brewing ahead of start to Nova Scotia fall lobster season: Indigenous leader
HALIFAX - The Indigenous leader at the centre of a dispute over Nova Scotia lobster says the recent seizure of lobster traps in St. Marys Bay by federal officers could lead to trouble on the water nex...
Nov 26, 2020