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UAE FM visit signals Arab world willing to engage with Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates met with Syria's once widely shunned president in Damascus on Tuesday, sending the strongest signal yet that the Arab world is w...
Nov 09, 2021

Sask. woman in dire need of kidney blames government for surgery suspension
Jessica Bailey was getting ready to get her life-saving kidney transplant this past summer.She and her donor had gone through a year of testing and some unfortunate setbacks, but they had the green li...
Nov 09, 2021

Argos' Law, Bombers' Bighill, Riders' Leonard named CFL top performers of the week
Toronto Argonauts defensive lineman Cordarro Law, Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Adam Bighill and Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive lineman A.C. Leonard are the CFL top performers of the week. Law ...
Nov 09, 2021

Planning for Canada-U.S. treaty talks on Line 5 'well underway,' Canada says
WASHINGTON - Court documents filed by the federal government say planning is well underway for bilateral talks in the dispute over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. A proposed motion filed last week i...
Nov 09, 2021

Two Hawks honoured for strong play
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) made its weekly player award announcement with two Nipawin Hawks being recognized.Chase Hamm, 19, was named the goaltender of the week Tuesday thanks to a ...
Nov 09, 2021

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout to take oath in Inuktitut, in ceremony lit by seal-oil lamps
OTTAWA - Lori Idlout, the new MP for Nunavut, is to be sworn in as an MP in Inuktitut, her mother tongue. The House of Commons is paying for translation services for the formal ceremony, which will ta...
Nov 09, 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech gets approval for COVID-19 booster vaccine in Canada
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a booster of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18. The booster is designed to help people with their first two COVID-19 vaccine doses ma...
Nov 09, 2021

Annual Radiothon for Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital now live
Over 20 radio stations from across Saskatchewan are coming together to support the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation.The annual radiothon for the hospital takes place Tuesday and Wednesday a...
Nov 09, 2021

Drone video at Rittenhouse murder trial shows first shooting
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial Tuesday watched drone video that showed Rittenhouse wheeling around and shooting Joseph Rosenbaum at close range during a night of turb...
Nov 09, 2021

Melfort Library soon to get a roof over its head
At the city council meeting on Nov. 8, the City of Melfort discussed a pre-commitment of $85,000 to repair a portion of the library roof.As part of its 2022 capital budget, the city has allocated $200...
Nov 09, 2021