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Conservation officer service dog Jaks retires
The Ministry of Environment is saying goodbye to a trusted co-worker and welcoming a new member to the conservation team. After an eight-year career focused primarily on combatting poaching, conservat...
Jun 26, 2020

Fatherhood helping Als receiver Wieneke deal with uncertainty of CFL season
Fatherhood is helping Montreal Alouettes receiver Jake Wieneke deal with the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 CFL regular season remains on hold due to the no...
Jun 26, 2020

Statisticians join criticism against Census Bureau hires
ORLANDO, Fla. - The world's largest statisticians group added to a chorus of criticism against the hiring this week of two men to top positions at the U.S. Census Bureau, saying their appointments con...
Jun 26, 2020

National data standards in the works after COVID-19 highlighted info gaps: Hajdu
OTTAWA - Health Minister Patty Hajdu says federal officials are working on national standards for health data collection after the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted major gaps in information. She told a S...
Jun 26, 2020

Amazon looks to self-driving future by acquiring Zoox
NEW YORK - Amazon said Friday that it is buying self-driving technology company Zoox, which is developing an autonomous vehicle for a ride-hailing service that people would request on their phones. Se...
Jun 26, 2020

Sask. campgrounds open to 100 per cent capacity for overnight stays
More sites at Saskatchewan campgrounds are available starting today.The province bumped up the capacity from 50 per cent to 100 per cent.Robin Campese with Sask. Parks says people are really intereste...
Jun 26, 2020

CHL releases statement on abuse allegations
In response to a recently announced class action lawsuit, the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has issued a statement regarding player safety.Last Thursday, former NHL player Daniel Carcillo and WHL alumn...
Jun 26, 2020

Toronto Blue Jays still don't know where they'll play or train this season
Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says the club has not made a decision on where training camp will be held or where home games will be played this season. Shapiro says the team is looking at T...
Jun 26, 2020

121 Saskatchewan employees part of WestJet layoffs
WestJet has laid off 121 employees in Saskatchewan as the airline deals with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.The airline announced on Wednesday that 3,333 employees would be laid off across the c...
Jun 26, 2020

Mayor, former players react to Saskatchewan Roughriders’ financial outlook
There was plenty of reaction to the news about how COVID-19 could affect the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The CFL team announced Wednesday that, in the worst-case scenario of no games being played in 2020...
Jun 26, 2020