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Coalition Avenir Quebec member out of caucus for not following COVID-19 rules at bar
QUEBEC - A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec party is temporarily out of caucus after a video surfaced of him breaking COVID-19 rules at a holiday gathering. In a statement released by t...
Dec 17, 2020

Wright's Greenhouse downsizing to one location with sale of Melfort property
The Wright's Greenhouse location in Melfort has sold but will remain open in Beatty in the spring.Plants from Wright's will still be available at George Home Hardware in Melfort in the spring as well....
Dec 17, 2020

Senator links drug used in botched U.S. lethal injections to assisted death in Canada
OTTAWA - A Conservative senator is questioning why a drug blamed for botched executions in the United States is being used to provide medical assistance in dying in Canada.Sen. Michael MacDonald says ...
Dec 17, 2020

Province reaches over 100 COVID-19 deaths
Seven more people diagnosed with COVID-19 in the province have died, marking a grim new milestone of over 100 deaths from the disease in Saskatchewan. One new death in the age group 40 to 49 was repor...
Dec 17, 2020

Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Canadians Justin Howell, Marco Dubois and Anthony Gosselin
The Ottawa Redblacks have re-signed Canadians Justin Howell, Marco Dubois and Anthony Gosselin to one-year contract extensions.Howell, a defensive back, has played 27 games with the Redblacks since en...
Dec 17, 2020

Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson looks to add to UFC winning ways
Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson has won four of her last five UFC fights, adding to the record book as she goes. The 25-year-old from Niagara Falls, Ont., who now calls Port Saint Lu...
Dec 17, 2020

One Arrow prepares for two-week lockdown
Effective Monday, no one can enter or leave the One Arrow First Nation for a period of two weeks.The full lockdown announced by the community's Emergency Management Team is being done to lower the num...
Dec 17, 2020

Quebec unimpressed with Trudeau's offer of long-term care cash if standards met
OTTAWA - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is shrugging off the suggestion that new federal funding for long-term care homes would have to be tied to national standards. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to...
Dec 17, 2020

Canadian Alphonso Davies makes history by earning a spot on FIFPRO World 11
Canadian Alphonso Davies made soccer history Thursday, becoming the first North American player to be voted onto the FIFPRO World 11. The 20-year-old Bayern Munich fullback was the first North America...
Dec 17, 2020

Military leaders to be held to account if extremism isn't addressed, Sajjan says
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian Armed Forces can't function properly if there is hate and discrimination in the ranks, which is why tackling such misconduct will be a top pri...
Dec 17, 2020