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Feds say two Saskatoon flights carried COVID-19-positive passengers
Two recent flights into Saskatoon have been added to the Government of Canada's list of flights that carried people who have since tested positive for COVID-19.According to the government's website, a...
Jun 08, 2020
Merlis Belsher Place field hospital is ready in case of COVID-19 surge
The $51-million arena and home of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies is ready in case there's a surge of COVID-19 cases.It is all part of the Saskatchewan Health Authority's "defensive" approach a...
Jun 08, 2020
CP NewsAlert: U Sports cancels Vanier Cup, other fall championships because of COVID-19
U Sports has cancelled six national championships including the Vanier Cup because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The varsity football championship was scheduled for Nov. 28 in a city yet to be a...
Jun 08, 2020
U.S. border rules loosening to allow family reunifications: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ban on non-essential crossings of the U.S.-Canada border is being loosened slightly to allow some families to reunite. Rules still require anyone enteri...
Jun 08, 2020
Rainy weekend across the province
A wet weekend left its mark across much of Saskatchewan.According to Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Terri Lang, western areas of the province appeared to have the most rain.Meadow...
Jun 08, 2020
Alberta First Nations appeal suspension of environmental monitoring in oilpatch
EDMONTON - Three northern Alberta First Nations want to appeal the province's decision to suspend environmental monitoring in the oilpatch. The Mikisew Cree First Nation, the Fort McKay First Nat...
Jun 08, 2020
Amid unrest, songs continue to voice the black experience
NEW YORK - After watching the ghastly video of George Floyd dying as a police officer pressed a knee on his neck, Grammy-nominated R&B singer Trey Songz couldn't sleep. He felt a pain in his gut s...
Jun 08, 2020
Wapiti Regional Library to offer curbside pickup services
Readers in the region will have more options to access resources.Wapiti Regional Library is to offer curbside pickups in a number of local communities, starting June 15.Branch libraries were closed Ma...
Jun 08, 2020
Hockey players of colour form Hockey Diversity Alliance to combat racism
A group of hockey players of colour have formed the Hockey Diversity Alliance in an effort to combat racism in the game. The group announced its formation in a statement released Monday. San Jose Shar...
Jun 08, 2020
Former CFL player Marsh passes on same message to son that he received
Decades later, Dante Marsh finds himself following in his parents' footsteps. The former CFL star remembers the advice his parents gave him regarding the challenges an African American man f...
Jun 08, 2020