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Saskatchewan NDP demanding transparency, action on rising COVID-19 cases
The Saskatchewan NDP made an urgent call Thursday morning for the provincial government to take action to control the spread of COVID-19.NDP Leader Ryan Meili said the province has seen a 500 per cent...
Nov 12, 2020
Canada's Haley takes on hockey hopes of Hungarian women
Unable to coach the Ryerson Rams to a national women's university hockey title because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lisa Haley has applied her talents to an up-and-coming country. Hungary, which won prom...
Nov 12, 2020
Carrot River elects new mayor and three new members to council
Carrot River's council changed but some familiar faces remain.Coun. Dennis Letendre won the mayoral race with 153 votes, ahead of fellow councillor, Mike Livermore, by 40.No incumbent councillors seek...
Nov 12, 2020
First Nation to file series of lawsuits against N.S. government, commercial fishers
INDIAN BROOK, N.S. - A Mi'kmaq First Nation that encountered violence after it opened a self-regulated lobster fishery says it will sue non-Indigenous fishers and the Nova Scotia government for allege...
Nov 12, 2020
Inquiry hears money laundering concerns at B.C. casinos rose as 2010 Olympics neared
VANCOUVER - A former British Columbia gaming official says concerns were raised as larger amounts of suspicious cash with possible links to money laundering began showing up at casinos while the provi...
Nov 12, 2020
Melfort RCMP charge man in connection to break and enter, thefts in city
Melfort RCMP have charged a 31-year-old man in connection to a break and enter to a residence and thefts in Melfort.Mason Bird of Montreal Lake is facing a total of eight charges.Fail to comply with r...
Nov 12, 2020
Bill to ban conversion therapy being turned into political fundraising tool
OTTAWA - A proposed bill banning forcing someone into therapy to alter their sexual orientation is turning into a political fundraising tool. Conservative MP and failed leadership candidate Dere...
Nov 12, 2020
With spread of COVID-19 increasing, province will announce additional public health measures
Tomorrow, the province is expected to announce further restrictive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.There are 111 new COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan reported today, Nov. 12. The new amount brin...
Nov 12, 2020
Kurtis Rourke very familiar with following in the footsteps of older brother Nathan
It's become a very familiar path for Kurtis Rourke. Throughout his football career, Rourke has had to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, Nathan, and prove he was good enough and not there j...
Nov 12, 2020
RCMP charges former executive in Toronto with bribing a foreign official
OTTAWA - The RCMP has charged a former business executive with bribing a public official from Botswana. The Mounties allege Damodar Arapakota, a former executive of Toronto-based IMEX Systems Inc., pr...
Nov 12, 2020