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Pelosi names Cheney to panel investigating Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson as the head of a new select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. She...
Jul 01, 2021

The heat is on: SaskPower sets summer power demand record
Air conditioners have been working overtime during the sustained heat wave that has descended on Saskatchewan, and that has led to a record for SaskPower.The Crown corporation reported it had set a su...
Jul 01, 2021

Accessible features coming to more Sask. provincial parks
Saskatchewan is making its provincial parks more accessible and inclusive."Provincial parks are for people of all ages and abilities," Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross said in a media rele...
Jul 01, 2021

‘The right balance’: NDP promotes proof of vaccinations for Rider games
Showing proof of vaccination to attend a Saskatchewan Roughriders game this season would be a small step that would protect the health-care system and those unable to get inoculated against COVID-19, ...
Jul 01, 2021

Supreme Court upholds Arizona voting restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld voting restrictions in Arizona in a decision that could make it harder to challenge other voting measures put in place by Republican lawmakers fo...
Jul 01, 2021

B.C. business operators cautiously excited about return to near-normal
VANCOUVER - The buzz of full restaurants and tills ringing will start to become familiar on Thursday as British Columbia largely returns to the rhythms of pre-pandemic life. While businesses are excit...
Jul 01, 2021

Canada Day dawns as country reckons with horrific legacy of residential schools
OTTAWA - The country's second pandemic-shaded Canada Day is underway, with events again scaled back due to COVID-19, or cancelled as Canadians reckon with the horrific legacy of residential schools on...
Jul 01, 2021

This moving day, Quebec housing shortages no longer just a big-city problem
MONTREAL - It isn't easy to find an apartment in St-Donat, Que., these days, much less an affordable one. An influx of city dwellers seeking more space has caused housing demand to surge in the commun...
Jul 01, 2021

Devastated condo community looks to Biden visit for comfort
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - As the search for survivors of a Florida condo collapse enters its second week, rescue crews and relatives of those still missing are scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden T...
Jun 30, 2021

Chris Paul leads Suns past Clippers 130-103, into NBA Finals
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Paul led the Phoenix Suns into their first NBA Finals in 28 years, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 130-103 on Wednesday night to close out the Western Conference finals in si...
Jun 30, 2021