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Over 1,300 customers still without power west of Melfort
Power is still out in St. Brieux and James Smith Cree Nation after a widespread outage was caused by the recent winter storm.The outage left over 2,100 customers in the dark late yesterday afternoon w...
Nov 17, 2021

Rittenhouse lawyers ask judge to declare mistrial over video
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Kyle Rittenhouse's attorneys asked the judge on Wednesday to declare a mistrial before the jury reaches a decision, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a key video fro...
Nov 17, 2021

Canadian men turning heads, winning games and fans in World Cup qualifying run
Former Canada coach Stephen Hart startled a few friends recently with his assessment of the current Canadian men's team. "I had said a few nights before with a group of friends that I thought Canada w...
Nov 17, 2021

Broncos off the ice tonight, praise for Barlage
The weather is taking its toll on the Saskatchewan prairies and that can cause havok on hockey schedules as well.With unfavourable road conditions being reported across Saskatchewan, the Notre Dames H...
Nov 17, 2021

Saskatchewan surpasses 900 COVID-related deaths with four more reported today
The Saskatchewan government is reporting another 149 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, 105 of which are among unvaccinated individuals, including 44 children between the ages of 0-11.Four new dea...
Nov 17, 2021

How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen Z
MANKATO, Minnesota (AP) - Charlie Kirk stood 80 miles from where George Floyd was murdered, faced an overwhelmingly white audience, and declared he was going to say things "no one dares say out loud."...
Nov 17, 2021

Leading Cuban activist, wife make surprise trip to Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - After days of mounting pressure by Cuban authorities, Yunior Garca, a leading activist against the communist regime who was trying to organize banned pro-democracy marches, une...
Nov 17, 2021

CFL's top three rushers nominated for Most Outstanding Player honour
TORONTO - The CFL's top three rushers are up for this year's Most Outstanding Player award, as Montreal's William Stanback, Calgary's Ka'Deem Carey and Edmonton's James Wilder Jr. were nominated by th...
Nov 17, 2021

N.L. cyberattack shows Canada needs national rules to protect personal data: experts
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador's health-care system is yet another urgent signal that Canada needs better rules around protecting personal health information from hack...
Nov 17, 2021

Defendant takes stand in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery took the stand Wednesday as defense attorneys began presenting their case in the murder trial of three men, saying, ...
Nov 17, 2021