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Horgan apologizes for profanity in legislature during tense question period
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he apologizes for "intemperate comments" he made during a heated question period in the legislature. During a debate Monday with Opposition Liberal...
Apr 25, 2022

Saskatchewan set to expand COVID booster eligibility to those 50+
More Saskatchewan residents are about to become eligible for their second COVID-19 booster shot.According to The Canadian Press, Health Minister Paul Merriman announced Monday that everyone 50 and ove...
Apr 25, 2022

New variants will fuel COVID pandemic unless global vaccine rate rises: Gavi, UNICEF
OTTAWA - With pandemic restrictions easing across Canada, a House of Commons committee was warned today that disruptive new variants of COVID-19 will continue to emerge every few months unless the low...
Apr 25, 2022

RCMP, Red Earth Cree Nation still searching for 5-year-old boy
The Red Earth Cree Nation and Carrot River RCMP are reporting the search for 5-year-old Frank Young is still ongoing.The boy was last seen near his home on Red Earth Cree Nation April 19 at 12:30 p.m....
Apr 25, 2022

Jays' Biggio goes on COVID IL, Red Sox place Houck, Crawford on restricted list
TORONTO - Blue Jays infielder Cavan Biggio was placed on the COVID-related injured list and right-hander Bowden Francis was recalled from triple-A Buffalo ahead of Toronto's game against the Boston Re...
Apr 25, 2022

'We’re in business again': northern businesses seeing numbers close to pre-pandemic levels
More and more people across northern Saskatchewan are getting out and enjoying the things they love.Businesses and city facilities have been seeing an uptick in customers ever since COVID restrictions...
Apr 25, 2022

CFIA reports more cases of bird flu in Saskatchewan
Bird flu continues to spread in Saskatchewan.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was reported Sunday in a poultry flock in the Rural Municipality o...
Apr 25, 2022

Quebec lawyers ask for more time to get details about 2012 threats against PQ leader
MONTREAL - Lawyers for the Quebec government asked a court on Monday for more time to unearth details about six threats allegedly made against former Parti Qubcois leader Pauline Marois on the day of ...
Apr 25, 2022

Convoy organizer warns of 'free-for-all' if police ban protest from downtown Ottawa
OTTAWA - One of the organizers of a planned motorcycle convoy is warning of a "free-for-all" on Friday if Ottawa police don't allow hundreds of protesters to bring their bikes onto the streets around ...
Apr 25, 2022

Future Broncos hit the ice for the team's Spring Camp
Players from across Canada and the United States descended on Humboldt over the weekend to hit the ice at the Elgar Petersen Arena.Looking to the future of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Humbol...
Apr 25, 2022