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Regions should loosen COVID-19 restrictions on their own timelines: poll
OTTAWA - As provinces take their cautious first steps to allow people back into local businesses, most Canadians say they disagree that province-wide measures are the way to reopen the ...
May 20, 2020

Biden wins Oregon Democratic presidential primary
SALEM, Ore. - Republican voters in Oregon's vast 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday elected a former state senator to be their candidate to replace Rep. Greg Walden, who didn't run for a 12th term ...
May 19, 2020

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen inaugurated for a second term
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has been inaugurated for a second term amid increasing pressure from China on the self-governing island democracy it claims as its own territory. Tsai...
May 19, 2020
What'sHappeningNOW May 19, 2020
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Mat Barrett about an update on the wildfire in the Fort la Corne forest.
May 19, 2020

Travel restrictions eased across North
Non-essential travel to and from north central and northeast Saskatchewan is now permitted ending frustrations that were being vented by property owners and businesses.Premier Scott Moe announced Tues...
May 19, 2020

Local business excited to fully re-open after COVID-19 closure
A number of local businesses have re-opened after the launch of the second phase of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan.That includes Assaly's Diamond & Fine Jewellery Boutique in Melfort, which closed ...
May 19, 2020

Farmers help suppress raging grass fire, question provincial response
The threat of a raging grass fire prompted farmers in the Smeaton area to take quick action over the weekend, and as a result a number of properties were likely saved.By Saturday afternoon, the fire w...
May 19, 2020

Province asking boaters to help battle invasive species
The provincial government wants those who are putting watercraft out on a lake or other water body to remember to perform certain tasks after they have finished up. "Every time you leave the water bod...
May 19, 2020

MLS cancels 2020 all-star game in Los Angeles plus two other showcase contests
TORONTO - Major League Soccer has cancelled its 2020 all-star game as well as the Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup. The all-star game, pitting MLS all-stars against their Mexican league counterparts,&nbs...
May 19, 2020

Calgary, Brooks to learn Friday if restaurants, hair salons can reopen
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Calgary and the city of Brooks will get a lot more advance notice this time around on opening up their economies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenney says ...
May 19, 2020