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Military's water treatment system in Iqaluit stopped after high winds knock down tent
IQALUIT - The Canadian military says it has temporarily stopped its water treatment operations in Iqaluit after high winds knocked down one of its tents. The tent, covering holding tanks filled with p...
Nov 24, 2021

First postelection question period picks up where campaign partisanship left off
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are wasting no time plunging back into fractious partisanship. In the first question period since the Sept. 20 election returned practically the same minority House of C...
Nov 24, 2021

Province reports 90 new cases of COVID-19; active cases below 1,000 again
There were 90 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Saskatchewan today, but no new deaths. In Northern Saskatchewan, the new cases were located in the Far North West (six), Far North East (four)...
Nov 24, 2021

Province launches new team to address gang activity and human trafficking
In an effort to help target gang-related criminal activity entering the province, the provincial government plans to spend over $6 million annually on a new policing initiative.The Saskatchewan Traffi...
Nov 24, 2021

B.C. human rights commissioner report outlines racial disparities in policing
VICTORIA - The office of British Columbia's human rights commissioner says an analysis of data from five police services across the province shows "profound racial disparities" and it is calling for c...
Nov 24, 2021

$790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams’ St. Louis departure
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis ...
Nov 24, 2021

$790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams’ St. Louis departure
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed by St. Louis interests over the team's relocation to Los Angeles, a joint statement from St. Louis ...
Nov 24, 2021

Canada's climate adaptation plans under scrutiny as flooding hits both coasts
OTTAWA - Heavy rains that flooded both the East and West coasts of Canada are drawing attention to how ill prepared most of this country is for the extreme weather that comes with a changing climate. ...
Nov 24, 2021

The Human: Richard Jenkins' real, lived-in performances
NEW YORK (AP) - For a long time, it bothered Richard Jenkins that he didn't look or come off like the movie stars he grew up with. How could he, the son of a dentist from DeKalb, Illinois, measure up ...
Nov 24, 2021

Special teams continue to hinder Hawks
The Nipawin Hawks continue to give up powerplay goals which lead to a 5-1 loss in Flin Flon Tuesday.After having one of the top penalty killing clubs in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League through t...
Nov 24, 2021