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Saskatchewan soccer superfans travel to Qatar for World Cup
Canadian fans have been gearing up to watch the FIFA World Cup on television, but Saskatchewan soccer superfans Sheldon Mathies and Lee Kormish will see the action live in Qatar as Canada fan delegate...
Nov 22, 2022

Online Streaming Act won't police user-generated content: heritage minister
OTTAWA - Canada's heritage minister says a bill meant to regulate online streaming won't cover user-generated content, despite senators being told by industry members that this material will fall unde...
Nov 22, 2022

Horizon School Division hamper program growing
Horizon School Division has launched its ninth annual Christmas hamper program.The school division announced its board will once again match cash donations of up to $5,000 to support the project, whic...
Nov 22, 2022

Jury begins deliberating in Oath Keepers sedition trial
WASHINGTON (AP) - Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot case accusing Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four of his extremist group associates of a violent plot to stop th...
Nov 22, 2022

Canada's return to the World Cup takes a little bit longer, with traffic blamed
DOHA, Qatar - Canada's return to the World Cup after a 36-year absence took a little longer than expected Tuesday. Coach John Herdman and captain Atiba Hutchinson were 41 minutes late when they went i...
Nov 22, 2022

Major northern Sask. charter flight service grounding fleet for good
A major air charter service for northern Saskatchewan is grounding its planes for good.Osprey Wings, a family-run charter flight service that covers La Ronge and northern parts of the province, is in ...
Nov 22, 2022

Federal consumer carbon price to expand to three Atlantic provinces next summer
OTTAWA - Three Atlantic provinces will be subject to the federal consumer carbon price next summer, with their residents getting the quarterly rebate cheques meant to prevent households from being wor...
Nov 22, 2022

Meeting on proposed copper mine in north
A meeting is slated for Tuesday on a proposed multi-million dollar copper mine in northern Saskatchewan.The McIlvenna Bay project is a plan by Foran Mining to build a copper and zinc mine at its prope...
Nov 22, 2022

Eriksen plays at World Cup after cardiac arrest at Euro 2020
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) - Christian Eriksen is back playing a major tournament less than a year and a half after his cardiac arrest at the European Championship. Eriksen started in his customary playmak...
Nov 22, 2022

King Charles III welcomes S. African leader for state visit
LONDON (AP) - King Charles III welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to London on Tuesday for the first state visit of his reign, which will include a formal banquet as well as talks with g...
Nov 22, 2022