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Sask. RCMP hands out 8 tickets for not self-isolating, 2 for large gatherings over holidays
For the most part, people in the province followed the COVID-19 public health orders over the Christmas break.RCMP media spokesperson Cpl. Rob King said the Saskatchewan Mounties issued 10 tickets bet...
Jan 05, 2021

Riders sign Fajardo to contract extension through 2022
All-star quarterback Cody Fajardo is sticking with the Saskatchewan Roughriders for another two years.The CFL team announced Tuesday that Fajardo had signed a contract extension that will run through ...
Jan 05, 2021

Nurse and grandfather milestone as Moderna vaccine roll-out starts in Northern Saskatchewan
An le--la-Crosse nurse and her grandfather have become the first people in Saskatchewan's North to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The new Moderna vaccine is ideal for distribution across more remote ...
Jan 05, 2021

Chemisty key as Canucks add new faces, take on new roles heading in unusual season
VANCOUVER - He may have been a finalist for the NHL's rookie of the year award last season, but Quinn Hughes is already planning to take another step this year. The Canucks lost several key players in...
Jan 05, 2021

Government of Saskatchewan sets out new legislation for survivors of sexual violence
There is now new legislation set out by the provincial government to support survivors of sexual violence.The Government of Saskatchewan passed the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act which allows peo...
Jan 05, 2021

Late sales rebound helps US automakers avoid 2020 disaster
DETROIT - Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. fell 14.6% last year, but a second-half rebound from a coronavirus-related plunge in the spring kindled optimism for a recovery later this year. Automakers ...
Jan 05, 2021

Pandemic haunts new year as virus growth outpaces vaccines
LONDON - Despite growing vaccine access, January is looking grim around the globe as the coronavirus resurges and reshapes itself from Britain to Japan to California, filling hospitals and threatening...
Jan 05, 2021

World junior men's hockey championship in Edmonton achieved with few COVID-19 hiccups
The 2021 world junior men's hockey championship had a shaky start, but Hockey Canada, the International Ice Hockey Federation and Edmonton's organizing committee pulled it off in a global pandemic. Us...
Jan 05, 2021

People's Party leader and former MP Maxime Bernier travelled to Florida last fall
OTTAWA - The one-time Conservative cabinet minister and MP who broke ranks to form his own political party is among the Canadians who've headed south in recent months. Maxime Bernier, who leads the li...
Jan 05, 2021

Utah man pleads guilty in Yellowstone dig seeking treasure
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A Utah man has pleaded guilty after authorities said he was caught digging in a Yellowstone National Park cemetery in search of hidden treasure. Rodrick Dow Craythorn, 52, of Syracuse...
Jan 05, 2021