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Pilot-desperate air force sees nine aviators rejoin amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force's attempts to capitalize on the layoffs that have ravaged Canada's commercial airline industry during the COVID-19 pandemic have had some early - albeit extr...
Sep 6, 2020
Gasly surprise Italian GP winner as Hamilton given penalty, Canada's Stoll 3rd
AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly claimed an unlikely victory at the Italian Grand Prix after a thrilling race which saw world champion Lewis Hamilton given a 10-second stop-go penalty and both Ferraris ...
Sep 6, 2020
Turnout for Day 1 of advance voting during N.B. election unusually high
FREDERICTON - Voters have turned out in unusually high numbers for advance polls in New Brunswick, with the chief electoral officer saying she believes people are eager to avoid election day lineups d...
Sep 6, 2020
Census Bureau must temporarily halt winding down operations.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The U.S. Census Bureau for now must stop following a plan that would have it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September, according to a federal ...
Sep 6, 2020
Staff member with COVID-19 delays start of school year for Indian Head Elementary School
While most schools in the province prepare to reopen their doors, there will be a delay for Indian Head Elementary School.A staff member of the school, east of Regina, has tested positive for COVID-19...
Sep 6, 2020
Indigenous genocide finding hangs over Canada's Myanmar court intervention
OTTAWA - Cries of the pot calling the kettle black are emerging after Canada joined an international genocide lawsuit against Myanmar, because the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous...
Sep 6, 2020
Lawyers hope to erase racist and misogynistic nickname of mountain landmark
Momentum is building to properly name a prominent landmark on a mountain in the Alberta Rockies because its commonly used nickname is racist and misogynistic. The feature, which has been known since t...
Sep 6, 2020
Canada's top lawyer hopes to inspire more indigenous youth
The first indigenous president of the Canadian Bar Association has a Saskatchewan connection. Brad Regehr was born and raised in Manitoba but is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Sandy Bay...
Sep 6, 2020
'It's part of summer': MUCC Football Coach talks Riders impact in Northeast Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's Canadian Football League club might be based in Regina, but as the name states, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are 'Saskatchewan's Team.'Sunday is Saskatchewan Roughrider Day in the provi...
Sep 6, 2020
No easy way home for seafarers delivering goods to Canadian ports during pandemic
MONTREAL - Resig Calanog's walk around Montreal's port is only the second time in nine months he's been on solid ground. Even for a career ship worker, it's a lot of time at sea. As for when...
Sep 6, 2020