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Lawyer practicing in Melfort named President of Law Society of Saskatchewan
A local lawyer has been named the President of the Law Society of Saskatchewan.Foluke Laosebikan, who is the proprietor of FLK Law Firm in Melfort, has been named the head of the organization after be...
Dec 10, 2020
'Come out with your hands up.' Witness describes Nova Scotia killer's disturbing ruse
HALIFAX - Chilling details of a Nova Scotia couple's close encounter with a mass murderer have emerged from RCMP documents released this week, including a bizarre account of how the killer tried to co...
Dec 10, 2020
CBS White House reporter Weijia Jiang is writing a memoir
NEW YORK - CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang is working on a memoir about her experiences as a Chinese American. One Signal Publishers, a Simon & Schuster imprint, announced Thursday...
Dec 10, 2020
Former Whitecaps, Canadian women's soccer coach charged with sexual offences
VANCOUVER - A former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada Soccer's women's teams has been charged with sexual offences involving four people. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Bob Birarda is f...
Dec 10, 2020
Provinces awash in second wave, sharpen focus of vaccine rollout plans
TORONTO - Canada's initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine came into clearer focus Thursday as Ontario announced it would go ahead with its first immunizations on Tuesday, while high case counts conti...
Dec 10, 2020
Four more COVID-19 deaths, 324 new cases
The province announced four more people who previously tested positive for COVID-19 have died on Thursday. One patient was from the North Central zone in the 30 to 39 age group, while the others were ...
Dec 10, 2020
Israel, Morocco to restore ties; US shifts on Western Sahara
WASHINGTON - Israel and Morocco have agreed to restore diplomatic relations as President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in office, announced the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months on Thurs...
Dec 10, 2020
Brits fear 'damage' if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal
OTTAWA - The British government is concerned and disappointed that Canada's Parliament won't be able to formally ratify their new trade agreement ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline. British trade officials sa...
Dec 10, 2020
Vaccine delivery plan provides 'much-needed hope' for seniors in the northeast
The Saskatchewan government announced their COVID-19 vaccine delivery plan on Wednesday resulting in some much-needed hope around the province.Priority populations will be vaccinated later this month ...
Dec 10, 2020
The Who concert memorial fundraiser plays on, virtually
CINCINNATI - For years, alumni of a Cincinnati-area high school have gathered to raise scholarship money in memory of three classmates killed in a crush of people at a 1979 concert by The Who. And the...
Dec 10, 2020