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'Back to Saskatch': Taylor Swift fans woo pop star to come back to province
Megan Weiland has made a friendship bracelet for every Taylor Swift album.The Regina woman has also crafted one in Saskatchewan Roughriders green and white -- an homage to the mega-pop star's football...
Jul 22, 2024
Fire Ban Revised for Saskatchewan
Part of the provincial fire ban issued by the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) on July 11 is being modified effective 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17. The provincial fire ban will remain in effe...
Jul 22, 2024
Sask. farmer weathers heat wave while harvest looks promising
The hot weather is nice if you're out on the lake or tanning on the beach, but some Saskatchewan farmers are hoping to see temperatures drop by a couple degrees."If I were to ask for an ideal temperat...
Jul 22, 2024
Secret Service director says Trump assassination attempt was biggest agency 'failure' in decades
WASHINGTON (AP) - The director of the Secret Service says the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the agency's "most significant operational failure" in decades. Director Kimber...
Jul 22, 2024
Harris looks to lock up the Democratic nomination after Biden steps aside, reordering the 2024 race
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within t...
Jul 22, 2024
US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, court records show
A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced...
Jul 22, 2024
Assailant kills 6 people and wounds 6 others at a care home in central Croatia, officials say
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) - An armed assailant entered a care home for older people in central Croatia Monday and opened fire, killing six people and wounding six others, police said. Croatia's police chie...
Jul 22, 2024
Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli military on Monday ordered the evacuation of part of an area in the Gaza Strip it has designated a humanitarian zone. The military said it is planning to b...
Jul 22, 2024
A PhD student at a top Chinese university publicly accuses her supervisor of sexual harassment
HONG KONG (AP) - A female PhD student at one of China's top universities took social media by storm after accusing her academic supervisor of sexual harassment and said he threatened to stop her from ...
Jul 22, 2024
In the news today: Interest rate cut possible this week: Economists
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Interest rate cut possible this week: Economists Economists and market watchers are betting the Bank of Canada...
Jul 22, 2024