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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, June 23, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Some provinces and territories do not report daily case numbers. There are 1,410,927 confirmed ...
Jun 23, 2021
First Nation to hold news conference about discovery of 'hundreds of unmarked graves'
REGINA - A First Nation in southern Saskatchewan is to hold a virtual news conference Thursday morning about what it calls "the horrific and shocking discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves" at the s...
Jun 23, 2021
World champion Kylie Masse victorious on closing day of Olympic swim trials
TORONTO - The swim team was a force for Canada at the last Summer Olympics in Rio. The squad is shaping up to be just as formidable at next month's Games in Tokyo. "I think we are incredibly hard-work...
Jun 23, 2021
Feds, province fund 23 infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan
The federal and provincial governments are pumping more than $81 million into 23 infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan.Projects including improved access to potable water, upgraded wastewater treatm...
Jun 23, 2021
Eligibility for second COVID shots in Sask. to expand Thursday
The eligibility to get a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Saskatchewan is to reach its final stage Thursday.Starting at 8 a.m., everyone in the province over the age of 12 will become eligible onc...
Jun 23, 2021
Roughriders announce number of roster moves
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced a bevy of roster moves Monday, including retirements of two players who were poised to become contributors in 2021.Defensive end Chad Geter and guard Braden Schr...
Jun 23, 2021
FSIN says hundreds of unmarked graves found at residential school site
The search for unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools in Saskatchewan has led to what the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling a "horrific and shocking discovery."...
Jun 23, 2021
Liberals introduce bill to combat online hate speech as Commons adjourns for summer
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has introduced a bill it says will protect Canadians from online hate speech. It would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to reinstate an amended version of a controve...
Jun 23, 2021
Melfort resident receives Junior Citizen of the Year Award
Ashya Siermachesky, 12, of Melfort has been named as one of recipients of the 2021 Junior Citizen of the Year Award by Saskatchewan Lt. Gov. Russ Mirasty, Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association an...
Jun 23, 2021
Mama bear and cubs euthanized after becoming habituated around Candle Lake neighbourhood
Conservation officers tried every tool available to them over the course of several days to try and deter a bear and her cubs from roaming near the golf course and rummaging through garbage in the Asp...
Jun 23, 2021